Newport Beach, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Newport Beach, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Client was accused of assaulting an autistic minor child. Incident was recorded on video camera and witnessed by minor's mother. Client admitted to the police that he pushed the minor.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Client was arrested for second degree burglary after being caught stealing ties from Kohl's. Client was on probation for a DUI at the time.
OUTCOME: Acquittal after trial
Client's wife called 911 claiming Client had grabbed her, hit her and busted her lip. When police arrived, they saw Client's wife had a swollen, bloody lip and Client had no injuries. Client's wife cla ... imed Client had hit her, choked her and elbowed her. Client claimed that the argument was just verbal and he didn't hit his wife. Procedure -- Client originally hired another attorney who negotiated case for Client. Original attorney told Client that this was not a good case for trial. Client then contacted our office. I evaluated the case and told him that we had a good defense. The trial lasted a week and the jury returned a not guilty verdict within 45 minutes.
OUTCOME: No jail
Client’s house raided in a drug bust. Client charged with possession for sale of prescription drugs, possession for sale of heroin, cultivating marijuana, possession for sale of marijuana and possessi ... on of methamphetamine. At the time of the raid, Client had two felony drug cases pending – one for possession for sale of heroin and the other for simple possession of heroin. Fred Thiagarajah negotiated a global resolution to all cases with the DA’s office that resulted in residential treatment only -- no jail time for client.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Client was charged with second-degree burglary, petty theft and possession burglary tools. Client had shoplifted a handbag from Saks Fifth Avenue by using her own personal sensor remover. Client admi ... tted that the sensor remover belonged to her.
OUTCOME: 2 of 3 cases dismissed, 1 case reduced
Client had 3 separate cases of driving on a suspended license in violation of Vehicle Code section 14601, and all the cases were prosecuted at the same time. Cilent didn't want any convictions for VC ... 14601 because he couldn't afford any more points on his DMV record. Final Result -- 2 of the 3 cases were dismissed and in the remaining case, the charge was reduced to driving without a valid license in violation of Vehicle Code section 12500, which carries no DMV points
OUTCOME: Jury Trial -- Not Guilty Count 1; Hung Jury Count 2
Client was disciplining his 7 year old son in public. He slapped him once on the back of the head in a stairwell and kid fell down on stairs. That incident was caught on video. He put the boy in the ... backseat of their car and hit him several more times. That incident was observed by two independent witnesses who called 911. When interviewed by the police, boy claimed that father had hit him with a stick a few years prior that left permanent marks on his back. After a 10-day jury trial: not guilty on count 1 (the stairwell) and hung jury on count 2 (backseat of car).
OUTCOME: Case dismissed; no immigration consequences
Client rear-ended someone on the freeway and drove away. An independent witness followed him from the scene and called 911 and identified him to the police. Client's car had a damaged front bumper. ... Client was not a citizen and did not want to have a conviction because of possible immigration consequences.
OUTCOME: Under 21 DUI charged dismissed on appeal
Client pulled over for speeding. Client was under 21 and officer determined his BAC was .05. Officer also found less than an ounce of marijuana in his car. At court, Fred Thiagarajah convinced the j ... udge to dismiss the marijuana ticket in exchange for a class, but had to fight the DUI & speeding ticket in a traffic trial. Fred Thiagarajah lost the traffic trial but appealed and got the under-21 DUI charge thrown out based on insufficiency of the evidence!
OUTCOME: House Arrest
Facts – Client was arrested for her 2nd DUI within 10 years. Her blood alcohol level was .19 and she was still on probation for her first DUI, also out of Orange County. Initial offer – 30 days jai ... l for the probation violation with no house arrest allowed plus 60 days house arrest plus 3 AA meetings every week for a year Final Result – 90 days house arrest, including the probation violation, with no extra AA meetings
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