United States v. Al-Murisi
Dec 09, 2013OUTCOME: Indictment dismissed
Yemeni citizen indicted for interfering with the flight crew on a flight from JFK to SFO, in highly publicized federal case.
Redwood City, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Redwood City, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Indictment dismissed
Yemeni citizen indicted for interfering with the flight crew on a flight from JFK to SFO, in highly publicized federal case.
OUTCOME: Child molest sentence significantly reduced
I was retained by the defendant's family after his conviction for child molestation and sentence to 35 years in prison had been remanded by the Court of Appeal for resentencing only. As a result o ... f my resentencing brief, and over the District Attorney's strong objection, the original sentencing judge revised the 35-year term downward to 19 years.
OUTCOME: Drug charges dismissed at preliminary hearing
Two pounds of methamphetamine and other drugs, as well as evidence of drug dealing, were found by police in plain view in the defendant's apartment during a parole search of his mother, who shared the ... residence. Although the drugs and other evidence of drug dealing were in plain view in the apartment, and the defendant was charged with possessing them in a joint criminal enterprise with his mother, I was able to persuade the court during his preliminary hearing that the evidence of constructive possession or aiding and abetting was insufficient to meet even the low evidentiary threshold of a preliminary hearing, and all charges against him were dismissed.