Attorney Joshua Ashworth Goff's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

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OUTCOME: Dismissed

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client was charged wit ... h multiple felony counts of possession of a controlled substance. Josh researched and drafted a pretrial “Motion to Suppress” challenging the authority of the police officer to search the client’s vehicle. After a lengthy hearing, the Judge granted the “Motion to Suppress.” All charges against the client were dismissed.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Felony reduced to misdemeanor

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client was charged wit ... h a felony count of driving as a habitual offender, second or subsequent offense, which is punishable by a mandatory minimum of one year in prison. The client was stopped for speeding and acknowledged that he knew he was a habitual offender. At trial, Josh objected to the introduction of the prior conviction because of how it was drafted. After a lengthy argument and deliberation, the trial court sustained the objection and ultimately found the client guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to avoiding a felony conviction, the client only received a fine and time served instead of one year in prison.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client, a juvenile, wa ... s charged with robbery, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and credit card fraud. The client’s previous attorney withdrew from the case because the client would not take the plea bargain offered by the Commonwealth. After extensive trial preparation, Josh requested a jury trial. The jury found the client not guilty of all charges and he was thereafter allowed to return to his school.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client was charged wit ... h assault on a law enforcement officer and possessing a false ID, a Class 6 felony and Class 1 misdemeanor respectively. In addition to being labeled a convicted felon for the rest of his life, the client faced a mandatory minimum six months in jail if convicted. Josh and the client requested a jury trial in which three separate police officers testified. Josh worked with the client to ensure that he was prepared to tell his side of the story to the jury. The client testified and denied ever striking the officer in question. The jury found the client not guilty of all charges.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client was charged wit ... h possession of a controlled substance. Client fired his previous lawyer because he wanted to reject the plea bargain offered by the Commonwealth and take the case to trial. Upon listening to the client and reviewing the discovery, Josh filed a motion to suppress based on the unlawful arrest of the client. Even though a controlled substance was found in the client’s pocket, the case was dismissed because the Judge agreed that the client was arrested unlawfully.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client was charge with ... aiding the escape of a prisoner from a local jail, a felony. Client was nearly finished with his sentence and adamantly maintained his innocence. Josh worked with the client and prepared him to tell his side of the story to a jury. After an initial hung jury, the Commonwealth later agreed to drop the charge.

Child custody

Opposing party v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Client won custody

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. Client was involved in ... a heated custody dispute with her ex-husband. Ex-husband had a good military job and had recently remarried and claimed he could provide a better standard of living for the children. After working extensively with the client to prepare the case, the Judge denied the father’s motion to change custody after hearing evidence about the client’s parenting abilities following a lengthy contested hearing. Client won the case despite the guardian ad litem for the child siding with the father.

Criminal defense

Commonwealth v. Client

N/A

OUTCOME: Dismissed

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. PRIOR CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY THE LAWYER. On an appeal from the ... Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Josh researched and prepared a “Motion to Dismiss” for an Assault and Battery Against a Family or Household Member charge. In his motion, Josh argued the alleged victim did not meet the definition of a family or household member and the case must therefore be dismissed. At the pretrial motion hearing, the Judge agreed with Josh’s position and dismissed the charge.

Joshua Ashworth Goff's Legal Cases (8)

Commonwealth v. Client

Commonwealth v. Client

Commonwealth v. Client

Commonwealth v. Client

Commonwealth v. Client

Commonwealth v. Client

Opposing party v. Client

Commonwealth v. Client