Lawrence, KS
Criminal defense Lawyer at Lawrence, KS
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals ... +5 more
OUTCOME: Critical Evidence Excluded Following Appeal
T.S. was charged with rape and attorneys at The David Law Office obtained a favorable ruling for the trial court excluding critical evidence at trial. The State appealed the District Court's order and ... Nick David upheld the exclusion of evidence on appeal.
OUTCOME: Jury Trial - Not Guilty Verdict
D.P. was charged with first degree murder based on allegations that D.P. robbed and murdered a marijuana dealer. Nick David and Cooper Overstreet tried D.P.'s case to a jury resulting in an acquittal o ... n all charges.
OUTCOME: Jury Trial - Not Guilty Verdict
D.R. was charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated assault for shooting a drunken bar patron after getting into a fight in the parking lot. Nick tried D.R.'s case to a jury arguing sel ... f-defense and obtained not guilty verdicts on both both counts.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
A.K. was charged with six counts of Aggravated Criminal Sodomy under Jessica's Law and faced 150 years to life in prison if convicted. Prior to trial, Nick aggressively litigated A.K.'s case by conduct ... ing an extensive investigation, he hired multiple defense experts and filed a number of motions in A.K's defense. As a result of Nick's representation, the District Attorney dismissed all of the charges against A.K. on the eve of trial resulting in A.K. being released from custody with a clean record.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
A.D. allegedly devised a scheme to smuggle synthetic marijuana into the Shawnee County Jail by asking his friends to mail drug soaked letters to him. Jail staff learned of the scheme when they intercep ... ted A.D.'s outgoing mail and A.D. was charged with solicitation in the furtherance of trafficking contraband at the jail. Despite, A.D's letters, Nick was able to get all of the charges against A.D. dismissed based upon legal arguments that A.D. had not been properly notified that synthetic marijuana was considered contraband.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
D.T. was charged with the rape after being accused of having sex with a drunk woman who also consumed numerous prescription drugs. At preliminary hearing, Nick and Cooper convinced the presiding judge ... there was insufficient evidence to show that D.T. was aware the complaining witness was intoxicated and obtained dismissal of all charges against D.T.
OUTCOME: Hung Jury - Charges Subsequently Dismissed
F.R. was charged in two cases with kidnapping, aggravated assault, and numerous lesser charges. Nick tried F.R.'s kidnapping case to a jury and hung the jury 11-1 in favor of a not guilty verdict. Nick ... subsequently negotiated a dismissal of the kidnapping case and obtained a misdemeanor plea on the aggravated assault case with F.R. receiving unsupervised misdemeanor probation.
OUTCOME: Jury Trial - DUI Charge Dismissed After Critical Evidence Excluded
T.A. was charged with a second DUI after being stopped for speeding and blowing more than twice the legal limit. At jury trial, Nick was able to have the breath test excluded from evidence resulting in ... dismissal of the DUI charge before T.A.'s case could be decided by the jury.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
D.J. was stopped by officers for riding his bicycle on the wrong side of the road. After being stopped by officers, D.J. began yelling at officers and was arrested for interference with law enforcement ... . Methamphetamine was found on D.J.'s person following his arrest and he was facing a total of 60 months in prison for three charges. Mr. David filed a motion to suppress arguing that D.J. was illegally stopped, illegally arrested, and that police engaged in biased based policing. The district court agreed and granted Mr. David's motion resulting the dismissal of all charges.
OUTCOME: Convictions Reversed, Three Life Sentences Vacated
Mr. Bowers was convicted at trial of three child sex crimes and was given three consecutive life sentences. Nicholas David represented Mr. Bowers on appeal and obtained reversal of all three of Mr. Bow ... ers' convictions resulting in Mr. Bowers' release from custody.