Stephen W Howard's Legal Cases (14)

Criminal defense

Motion to Suppress

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OUTCOME: Granted - Case Dismissed

Police officer stopped the client for an alleged traffic violation. The officer then found evidence of other crimes. Mr. Howard filed a motion to suppress, challenging the officer's violation of his cl ... ient's 4th Amendment rights. Mr. Howard's cross-examination of the officer revealed that the officer did not understand the state traffic laws, and that the "violation" observed by the officer was in fact not illegal. The evidence was suppressed, and the case was dismissed.

Criminal defense

Aggravated Robbery

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OUTCOME: Dismissed at Preliminary Hearing

Client was charged with robbing a TRAX passenger at knifepoint. Police alleged that client and another individual tried to take money from a passenger by threatening him with a knife. At the preliminar ... y hearing, Mr. Howard's cross-examination of the passenger showed that the client, although present when the robbery occurred, had not participated in the crime. Mr. Howard was able to convince the judge to dismiss the case, without going to trial.

Criminal defense

Aggravated Assault

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OUTCOME: Not Guilty Verdict

Client was accused of attacking other individuals at a party, using a glass bottle as a weapon. Mr. Howard's cross-examination of the prosecution witnesses elicited testimony that supported the defens ... e argument was the real victim, and that any force used by the client had been in self-defense. The jury found the client not guilty.

Criminal defense

Child Kidnapping

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OUTCOME: Dismissed

By exposing a significant hole in the prosecutor's case, Mr. Howard was able to get a first-degree child kidnapping case dismissed in its entirety.

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