Jury Trial in East Lansing
Jun 19, 2017OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with Domestic Assault. She had a valid self-defense claim. The jury deliberated for a half hour and returned a Not Guilty verdict.
Samuel Jacob Bernstein's Legal Cases (31)
Ann Arbor, MI
Criminal defense Lawyer at Ann Arbor, MI
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
Assault charge Dismissed
Jun 01, 2017OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client was charged with assault and battery in a downriver district court. After an investigation of the case, we presented our argument to the prosecutor who agreed the case against our client should ... not proceed.
Jury Trial in Plymouth
Mar 16, 2017OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Client was charged with Assault and Battery in the 35th District Court in Plymouth. We took the case to trial. Jury came back with a Not Guilty verdict.
Disorderly Conduct
Feb 15, 2017OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Client charged with Disorderly Conduct in the 35th District Court in Plymouth. We scheduled the case for jury trial. Two days before trial the case was dismissed by the Prosecutor.
Implied Consent Win
Sep 01, 2016OUTCOME: Client's Driver's License Protected
Client faced a one year driver's license suspension for refusal of the blood test requested by a police officer when he was arrested for drinking and driving. Client had been in an awful car accident a ... t the time of his arrest. We scheduled an implied consent hearing to fight the suspension. The argument to the hearing officer was that my client’s refusal of the blood test was reasonable because of his condition after the car accident. The hearing office agreed with our argument and my client’s license was not suspended.
Second Offense Operating While Intoxicated
Aug 08, 2016OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
My Client was charged with a second offense operating while intoxicated. There was a strong case against him – except for the fact the incident took place three whole years before the charge. I fil ... ed a motion to dismiss, arguing the delay in bringing the charge violated my Client’s due process of the law. The judge agreed with my argument and dismissed the case.
Driver's License Hardship Appeal Win
Aug 01, 2016OUTCOME: Client Received a Restricted License
Client lost her driver’s license after refusing the blood test requested by the police officer when she was arrested for drinking and driving. We filed a motion in circuit court, requesting a restri ... cted driver’s license due to the hardship she faced without a license. Client was a traveling salesperson. Without a driver’s license, she faced the loss of her job. The judge was receptive to our arguments. The Court granted her a restricted license so she could get back on the road and on with her life.
Breaking and Entering
Jul 06, 2016OUTCOME: Charges Dismissed
I represented two Clients who were each charged with breaking and entering, larceny, and malicious destruction of property. The Clients were falsely charged – they had been caught in the crossfire of a ... messy divorce. After meeting with the prosecutor the case against both of them were dismissed.
Driver's License Restoration Hearing
Jul 01, 2016OUTCOME: Client Received Restricted License
My Client had lost his driver’s license after receiving too many drinking and driving conviction. To get his license back he would need to be successful at a driver’s license restoration hearing. He ... had attended a driver’s license restoration hearing on his own that did not go well. The Client and I prepared hard for the hearing. We attended the hearing and presented favorable evidence on the Client’s behalf. The hearing officer granted the Client a restricted license so he could be one step closer to getting a full license.
Trucker with Way Too Many Tickets
Jun 30, 2016OUTCOME: Plea bargain to impeding traffic tickets
An out-of-state trucker called our office. He had received a whole mess of misdemeanors and civil infraction tickets from an over-zealous Michigan State Trooper. These charges had the potential to end ... his career as a trucker. I spent two hours at court speaking with the trooper and a county prosecutor. I was able to work out a deal resulting in only a couple of impeding traffic tickets, which would not get reported to the Secretary of State or the trucker’s employer and insurance carrier.
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