People v. J.M.
Oct 24, 2014OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Domestic violence case where client allegedly punched, kicked, and threw picture, causing injury. Witness was inconsistent, and refused to testify.
Fresno, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Fresno, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Domestic violence case where client allegedly punched, kicked, and threw picture, causing injury. Witness was inconsistent, and refused to testify.
OUTCOME: All felony charges dismissed
Medical marijuana case, including charges for allegedly manufacturing butane hash oil, against a married couple. I represented both the husband, and the wife.
OUTCOME: Charges dismissed against husband; probation for wife.
Marijuana charges against married couple accused of illegal sales. The wife had mistakenly believed it was legal for her to help broker a sale between two other individuals she believed were covered by ... medical marijuana laws. The couple was also growing hundreds of plants on their property. Multiple felony charges were alleged against both the husband, and the wife. I represented both husband and wife.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Client accused of illegal possession of controlled substance, when a bottle of his grandmother's cough medicine was found under the seat in the car he was driving. We argued that client had no knowledg ... e the medicine was in the car.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Medical marijuana case where client was accused of illegal cultivation, plus possession for sale, based upon the number of plants, and the fact that Fresno has a county-wide ban on marijuana cultivatio ... n. Case was ultimately dismissed by the judge after discussion wherein I showed client had medical marijuana card, plus other exculpating evidence regarding illegal sales.
OUTCOME: Evidence suppressed; case dismissed.
Minor accused of a crime. Because it is a minor, I'm not giving more detail than that.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed by judge on day of adjudication.
Minor accused of participating in a gang rape of another minor. Numerous pre-adjudication motions were successfully pursued, but the case ultimately proceeded to adjudication. ("Adjudication" is the te ... rm used instead of "trial" for juvenile cases.) Successfully prevented forced blood draw & AIDS testing; successfully suppressed false evidence illegally "obtained" by law enforcement.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed
Allegedly a case involving domestic violence, criminal threats, etc. Four felonies in total.
OUTCOME: Dismissal of all charges
Medical marijuana patient charged with three felonies related to cultivation and alleged sales of marijuana. Fought this case for about a year. Lost the preliminary examination, but judge told the ... prosecutor the case was not a good one. Finally convinced the prosecutor to dismiss the case just when we were about to go to trial.
OUTCOME: All felony charges dismissed; admission to misdemeanor possession; medical marijuana rights retained on probation.
Medical marijuana case involving multiple charges of maintaining a place for cultivation for sale, selling marijuana, etc. The collective to which this client belonged was, at the time of this case, be ... ing prosecuted in federal court.