ES v. Webster Groves, No. 14SL-CC01988
Sep 25, 2014OUTCOME: Arrest record expunged.
Arrest record expungement
Clayton, MO
Appeals Lawyer at Clayton, MO
Practice Areas: Appeals, Criminal Defense, Expungement
OUTCOME: Arrest record expunged.
Arrest record expungement
OUTCOME: Case dismissed.
Client charged with misdemeanor for riding public transportation without proof of valid fare. Client entered a guilty plea without an attorney. Six years later, I filed a motion to withdraw the guilt ... y plea which the court granted. The prosecutor dismissed the case.
OUTCOME: Settlement
Civil forfeiture of cash seized during traffic stop.
OUTCOME: Petition granted.
Federal petition for writ of habeas corpus by state prisoner. Petitioner raised a claim under Faretta that he had been denied his right in the state court to self-representation and appellate counsel ... was ineffective for failing to raise claim.
OUTCOME: Government conceded motion. District court vacated conviction and sentence.
Movant entered guilty plea to superseding indictment for persuading another person from testifying in a state court proceeding. Motion argued there was no factual basis for guilty plea because "offici ... al proceeding" had to be federal not state.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed.
Defendant, who is not a United States citizen, entered a guilty plea 10 years ago to a misdemeanor passing a bad check charge. For immigration purposes a bad check charge is a crime involving moral t ... urpitude (CIMT). Because he had another misdemeanor conviction which was also considered a CIMT, he was deportable. A motion to withdraw his guilty plea based on manifest injustice pursuant to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.07(d) was filed. After a hearing, the court granted the motion and vacated the client's guilty plea and conviction. The prosecuting attorney dismissed the charge.
OUTCOME: Case Nolle Prossed
Client charged with operating a motor vehicle without insurance and with tinted glass. No evidence that client operated the vehicle.
OUTCOME: Court grants motion to dismiss the case.
Client charged with petty theft ordinance violation. Client, however, was not served with information charging the ordinance violation for two years after its filing. Motion to dismiss was filed base ... d on delay causing substantial prejudice to client.
OUTCOME: Courts grants Missouri Supreme Court Rule 29.07(d) motion to withdraw guilty pleas and prosecuting attorney dismisses cases
Nigerian national on student visa enters guilty pleas to two misdemeanors - stealing and 3rd degree assault - believing that doing so would not result in his deportation. When client attempts to adjus ... t his status, he is informed that he must leave the country or he will be deported because he has been convicted of two crimes involving moral turpitude. Motion to withdraw guilty pleas is filed pursuant to Padilla v. Kentucky because client was not sufficiently informed of deportation consequences of guilty pleas.
OUTCOME: Not guilty after jury trial
Forgery charge in St. Louis County Circuit Court