Benton, AR
Criminal defense Lawyer at Benton, AR
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Child Abuse
OUTCOME: First degree murder negotiated down to manslaughter
Client charged with first-degree murder (10 to 40 years or life). I filed several complex motions, including a motion to challenge the findings of the autopsy report. Was able to negotiate a no contes ... t plea for my client down to manslaughter and he will be eligible for parole after 20 months.
OUTCOME: Appeal won; sentence modified from 5 years to 16 months
Appeal of probation revocation in which client received an illegal sentence. He was not represented in the revocation hearing. I appealed the sentence of 5 years, arguing that the maximum he could be g ... iven was 16 months. Appellate court agreed and modified sentence to 16 months.
OUTCOME: Appeal won; Conviction reversed, client released from prison
This was an appeal of a trial in which a motion to suppress was denied and the client was convicted on drug charges and sentenced to 30 years. I appealed the denial of the motion to suppress and won. ... Conviction reversed, client released.
OUTCOME: Charges dropped - case dismissed
Clients (a couple) charged with sexual indecency with a child for displaying a sex act in front of children. I investigated and discovered the basis of the bogus charge was that the client's children ... had run into their bedroom while they were "getting busy." When the children had demonstrated what they had seen at school in front of an uptight teacher, everyone had overreacted and didn't bother to investigated and client was charged. When I presented the truth to prosecutor, he dropped charges.
OUTCOME: Drug court/probation
Client charged with multiple Y-felony drug charges regarding meth. She was a first-offender. Pled her to a single possession charge and got her drug court/probation. If she successfully completes the ... drug court program, her conviction will never be entered and she will have a clean record.
OUTCOME: Plea deal to 10 years.
Client (previously convicted felon who had been to prison already) charged in four separate drug cases, all with multiple Y-felony charges of possession with intent to deliver (each carrying 10-40 year ... s or life). In 2 of the cases, the searches were illegal, I believed. I drafted motions to suppress and presented to prosecutor who then agreed to wrap up all the charges from all four cases in a single ten-year deal, and my client could be paroled in 20 months.
OUTCOME: Guilty plea - probation
Client charged with possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture meth - an A felony (6 to 30 years). I investigated and found that the search was questionable, but probably legal. Negot ... iated with prosecutor and client received probation.
OUTCOME: Charges dropped - case dismissed
Client charged with Y-felony possession with intent to deliver after large amount of drugs found in vehicle. I investigated and believed search of his vehicle was illegal, so I filed a motion to suppre ... ss. Won the suppression hearing and, without any evidence remaining, State was forced to drop charges.
OUTCOME: Charges dropped - case dismissed
Misdemeanor battery charge. Client intoxicated and fell at concert. His girlfriend broke his fall and passerby saw it and thought there was a fight. Cops directed to them. Cop saw blood on her shirt ... and assumed he had hit her (he hadn't). I investigated and presented my findings (included alleged victim's statement and photographs of her with no marks) and prosecutor dropped charges.
OUTCOME: Jury acquittal
Client charged with DWI after his girlfriend (who was driving) got mad and left him in vehicle on side of road (her her friends pick her up). He never drove the vehicle, but he was the only one in it a ... nd was sleeping in it when approached by cop. He was found guilty in district court and it was appealed to circuit court. At that time, I was brought in as co-counsel. Took it to jury trial and jury acquitted of both DWI and Refusal to submit to chemical test. Co counsel was James Bargar.
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