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Nov 01, 2013OUTCOME: varied
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Robert Patrick Link's Legal Cases (21)
Philadelphia, PA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Commonwealth v. J.I.
Oct 23, 2013OUTCOME: Not Guilty of Aggravated Assault
Client was charged with Aggravated Assault after his former girlfriend alleged that he punched her, threw objects at her, kicked her in the head and then threw her down a flight of concrete stairs, cau ... sing her to pass out. The complainant then testified that the client grabbed her by the hair and dragged her in a moving car for approximately three blocks. At trial, the defense argued that the victim’s actual injuries were inconsistent with her testimony and that her accounts of what happened changed from what she told hospital staff, to what she told police, to her testimony at the preliminary hearing and trial. J.I. was found not guilty of aggravated assault and guilty only engaging in a “mutual fight”. J.I., who was initially offered an offer of 8-16 years in exchange for a guilty plea, received a “time-in” sentence of six months incarceration that he had already served.
Commonwealth v. D.B.
Oct 16, 2013OUTCOME: All charges withdrawn on day of jury trial
Client was charged with several gun offenses after his ex-girlfriend called police reporting that he was trying to fight her with a gun. When the police arrive at the location the ex-girlfriend points ... to D.B. and says she was calling about him having a gun. Police recover a gun from a trashcan several feet from where D.B. was standing. After the ex-girlfriend failed to appear in court, the Commonwealth attempted to introduce the radio call and the her statements to police under the “excited utterance” exception to the hearsay rule. The defense moved to preclude those statements prior to trial and the judge granted the defense motion. The Commonwealth was forced to withdraw all charges.
Commonwealth v. B.S.
Oct 08, 2013OUTCOME: Gun charges quashed by judge, aggravated assault charge withdrawn on the day of trial.
Client charged with aggravated assault and three gun charges after two teenage victims reported to police that B.S. chased after them with a loaded shotgun, threatening to kill them after they went ont ... o his property. Client was arrested on scene and police recovered a loaded shotgun from his home. Defense investigation revealed teenage victims to be major troublemakers in the neighbourhood who likely started the confrontation with B.S.
Commonwealth v. S.R.
Sep 24, 2013OUTCOME: Acquitted of all charges after a jury trial
Client charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy and gun charges for an incident where the victim was shot at multiple times and struck in the leg. Witnesses identified S.R. as one ... of the shooters. The defense attacked the credibility of five eyewitnesses as well as the poor quality of the police investigation.
Commonwealth v. T.J.
Aug 30, 2013OUTCOME: Not guilty of all charges after trial
Client was driving a car that was stopped for failing to use a turn signal. During the car stop police allege that he went into the glove box, where they observed narcotics. Police took T.J. out of the ... car and recovered the drugs
Commonwealth v. A.A.
Aug 22, 2013OUTCOME: All charges withdrawn by the DA's Office
A.A. was charged with rape and related charges after a "friend" accused him of sexually assaulting her in his car. Defense investigation revealed inconsistencies in the complainant's testimony as well ... as letters and text messages to A.A. that strongly suggested that the incident was consensual.
Commonwealth v. S.Y.
Aug 15, 2013OUTCOME: Not guilty of all charges after a jury trial.
S.Y., who was on federal probation for a gun case, was arrested for attempted murder and gun charges after he was alleged to have walked into a nightclub and fired a gun, striking a patron. S.Y was det ... ained at the scene by security personnel from the club and police recovered a weapon that was said to be lying on the floor next to him. The defense challenged the poor police investigation and argued that the gun may have been fired by one of the bouncers, which was a possibility the police never considered.
Commonwealth v.N.K.
Aug 08, 2013OUTCOME: Gun charges dismissed. Case remanded on midemeanors and traffic violations.
Client was charged with gun offenses after allegedly leading police on a high speed chase. At the time of his arrest, police claim client told them he had discarded a gun. No gun was recovered but the ... prosecution relied on his statement to charge him.
Commonwealth v. D.W.
Aug 08, 2013OUTCOME: Gun and statements suppressed. Client released from prison.
Client was the passenger in a car that was stopped by police for a traffic violation. The driver failed to produce a license and gave conflicting information about who owned the car so both the driver ... and client were detained. Police ultimately got consent from the true owner of the car to search, and were also prepared to conduct an "live stop", or inventory search of the car as well. Police subsequently searched the car and found a gun in the trunk. D.W. was arrested and allegedly provides a written statement to detectives that the gun was his. Defense moved to suppress the gun on the basis that police lacked reasonable suspicion to detain him and that the search was an illegal investigatory search without a warrant. The defense also challenged the statements made to police as fruits of the initial illegal detention and search and in violation of his right to counsel.
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