Tempe, AZ
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Tempe, AZ
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Dismissed with Prejudice due to Double Jeopardy
Cold-case second degree homicide case that went to trial. It was a 2-month trial that started approximately three and a half years after the client was arrested. The jury hung in favor of Not Guilty. ... However, the Judge dismissed the case with prejudice due to police and prosecutorial misconduct in July 2021.
OUTCOME: Case I prosecuted where the Defendant was convicted
Case involved the kidnapping of the Victim, as well as a burglary of his home. The Victim was wrapped up in 20 plus feet of duct tape, and ultimately died of positional asphyxiation. The trial had ex ... perts in fingerprints, cell phone record and tower information, as well as an expert from the United States Postal Service.
OUTCOME: Case I prosecuted where the Defendant was convicted
Costa beat his uncle to death with his fists, feet, and a glass tumbler. The Victim suffered a constellation of injuries, including a subdural and epidural bleed, as well as a cracked skull, and focal ... strangulation injuries on the neck muscles.
OUTCOME: Case I tried as a prosecutor. The jury hung after the first trial, but convicted Mr. Cravets after the second trial.
Case involved husband who killed his wife. There was a comedy of errors by law enforcement early in the investigation that caused significant issues throughout the trial. The case went to trial twice, ... as the first jury hung. The evidence at the trial had a number of complicated issues and was circumstantial. There was no direct physical evidence, and the murder weapon was never recovered. There were numerous experts that testified during both trials, including a medical examiner, fingerprint, DNA, and ballistic expert, as well as an animal vet.
OUTCOME: Case I prosecuted where the Defendant was convicted
Pure circumstantial case where Ms. Wright shot her husband in their kitchen 7 times (shot at him 9 times). Ms. Wright was initially treated as a grieving widow by law enforcement, but after a few hour ... s into the interrogation, it became clear she was being deceptive. There were several interesting pre-trial issues, including Miranda and Voluntariness issues. The trial lasted multiple weeks, and there was expert testimony presented by a medical examiner, and ballistics expert.
OUTCOME: Case I prosecuted where the Defendant was convicted
Defendant stabbed his mother 40 times with multiple knives. He fled the scene and avoided law enforcement detection for hours, before he was finally apprehended. The defense at trial was third-party ... culpability, as well as insanity. Multiple expert witnesses testified in the trial, including a medical examiner, fingerprint, and DNA expert.
OUTCOME: A case I prosecuted and convicted the Defendant for First Degree Murder, Armed Robbery, and Hindering Prosecution.
This was a cold case I prosecuted where the Victim's body was never recovered. The case was built on circumstantial evidence that was corroborated by a witness who turned State's evidence.
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