United States v. P.
N/AOUTCOME: Dismissed
Government dismissed alien smuggling case on first day of trial.
San Clemente, CA
Litigation Lawyer at San Clemente, CA
Practice Areas: Litigation
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Government dismissed alien smuggling case on first day of trial.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Clients charged with unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Both cases dismissed due to complex immigration defects in the underlying deportations.
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Case dismissed at suppression hearing for client on pretrial release for murder in local court and charged in federal court with firearm possession by a convicted felon.
OUTCOME: Acquitted
Non-citizen client found not guilty on sole count of threatening a federal officer where entire confrontation was videotaped.
OUTCOME: Pending
Bank fraud client convicted at trial after arguing for a judgment of acquittal. At sentencing, the court issued an order stating that the court committed reversible error at trial by failing to give a ... defense requested jury instruction. Client is on bond pending the Ninth Circuit’s opinion regarding judgment of acquittal.
OUTCOME: Reversed
Court of Appeals reversed and remanded where district court erroneously found that client committed an aggravated felony and thereby enhanced his sentence.
OUTCOME: Reversed
Sentence vacated due to implied breach of the plea agreement by the government.
OUTCOME: Reversed
District court imposed a fifteen year sentence after the parties jointly recommended a mandatory minimum ten year sentence pursuant to a plea agreement. The sentence was vacated based on the governmen ... t’s implied breach of the plea agreement.
OUTCOME: Reversed
District court imposed a thirty-six month sentence, which was reversed due to procedural error. On remand, the district court decreased the sentence by one-third.
OUTCOME: Reversed
Multiple pound cocaine possession conviction reversed based on prosecutorial misconduct. Theory behind prosecutorial misconduct, breach of government promise as a due process violation, was a matter o ... f first impression in the Third Circuit.