Los Angeles, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Los Angeles, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Violent Crime ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed on Trial Date
Client charged with Aggressive Soliciting (LAMC 41.59(b)) for soliciting funds from passengers at LAX in an aggressive manner. Set case for trial and prosecutor dismissed case on trial date.
OUTCOME: Negotiated One Year Diversion to get Dismissal
Client, 19 years old and having just started a job at Bank of America, was charged with PC148.9 (Giving False Information to a Peace Officer - his date of birth) and BP25662 (Person Under 21 in Possess ... ion of Alcoholic Beverage). Negotiated dismissal of 148.9 and plea to BP25662 for 12-month diversion. If client completes 26 AA's, obtains GED, and picks up no new cases, case to be dismissed on one year date.
OUTCOME: Weapons Charge Reduced to Disturbing the Peace
Client, 19 years old, stopped by officers in response to 911 call about a fist fight. Officers find knife with 8-inch blade concealed on his person Client admitted that he had just been in a fight an ... d kept it for protection. Negotiated plea to concealed weapon charge and disturbing the peace. If client completes 10 days Community Labor and picks up no new cases for two years, plea to weapons charge to be vacated and plea to PC415 (Disturbing the Peace) to remain.
OUTCOME: Probation Terminated Early and Case Expunged
Client pled to one count of Grand Theft (PC487(a)) for 36 months probation and 30 days jail. 18 months later, submitted petition for early termination of probation including supporting documentation o ... f good behavior and achievement during probationary period. Court granted termination of probation 18 months ahead of expiration date (pursuant to PC1203.3) AND granted defense motion to expunge the conviction (pursuant to PC1203.4), erasing the conviction from client's record for almost all purposes.
OUTCOME: Trial resulting in Hung Jury 7-5 for Acquittal
Client is found asleep in his car in a gated apartment complex parking lot. He does work at the building occasionally, but is not a tenant there. A person who lives there arrives and believes he sees ... the truck moving. Fearing that his car may be damaged, tenant calls the police. Police show up and make client do the Field Sobriety Tests and administer a chemical breath test with readings of .19, .20, and .22. The jury was unable to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared on May 22, 2009. A motion to dismiss was denied without prejudice and the case has been set for trial in July. ** On the re-trial date the prosecutor offered to dismiss the DUI counts in exchange for a plea deal to Speed Exhibition, VC23109(c) for probation, a fine, and completion of 20 free AA classes. Client accepted the offer.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed for 100 Hours Community Service
Client, college student, charged with PC12020(a)(4) Possession of Deady Weapon. Negotiated dismissal in the interests of justice upon completion of 100 hours community service.
OUTCOME: Felony Theft Charges Dismissed - Plea to Trespass
Client was initially charged with three felony counts of receiving stolen property (PC496(a)). One count was dismissed at preliminary hearing and the other two were reduced to misdemeanors per PC17(b) ... . Negotiated disposition of plea to PC602(k)) (Trespassing) for 2 years summary probation and time served.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty Verdict on All Counts
Client works for a charitable organization that solicits for donations to feed/assist the needy. He was charged with violating two different LA Municipal Codes regulating conduct during the course of ... solicitation on two separate occasions. Count I: LAMC 44.03 - Engaging in Fraudulent or Deceptive Solicitation for Charitable Purposes. Client was recorded on audio/video telling undercover officer 20% of donations go to LAPD. Jury found him not guilty despite the videotape of his conduct. Count II: LAMC 171.07(B)(3)(s) - Blocking and Interfering with the Free Movement of a Person While Soliciting for Charitable Purposes. Client was alleged to have prevented a passenger from passing by him by standing in front of the person and then stepping in front of them as they tried to pass until he obtained a donation. Jury found him not guilty despite testimony from the police officer who saw him do it.
OUTCOME: Early Termination of Probation and Expungement
Client had plead to a DUI in 2006 and was put on 48 months probation. Client had completed payment of all fines and fees, the alcohol program, and complied with all terms of probation. Court grante ... d early termination of probation and expungement of all charges pursuant to PC1203.3 and PC1203.4, clearing client's record of the conviction.
OUTCOME: Battery Plea Bargained to Trespass
Client got in a fight with a vendor on the Venice Beach Boardwalk. Charged with Battery (PC242). Negotiated plea to Trespass (PC602(k)) for probation, time served, and 12 hours Anger Management Couns ... eling.
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