Fresno, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Fresno, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile ... +3 more
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed.
Medical marijuana case. Client was charged with three felony counts all relating to the alleged sale of marijuana. Although she was an active member of a collective, the police raided her home, destroy ... ed all her medicine, and arrested her as a drug dealer, threatening to take away her children.
OUTCOME: Probation only; no prison or jail time.
Case involved negligent discharge of a firearm into the air, followed by a struggle with others over a weapon whereupon it discharged again. Prior to obtaining representation, client also made admissio ... ns.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed on day of trial.
Domestic violence case. We had good evidence that client was innocent of anything other than defending himself, but prosecution refused to hear it. Despite having no witnesses, prosecution pressed ... forward anyway.
OUTCOME: Case dismissed.
Medical marijuana patient accused of possession for sale, without any evidence other than his "confession." Prosecution refused to accept that CA law permits the activities in which he was engaging ... , and pushed for a trial. Case dismissed by 995 motion after preliminary hearing.
OUTCOME: Evading charge dismissed. Received $20 fine for first-time infraction of cellphone use.
Client driving down road listening to cellphone. Officer said he tried to stop client and that client refused to stop and ran a stop sign. He was charged with evading an officer.
OUTCOME: Dismissal.
Client was accused of assaulting an officer. He was actually a dogcatcher who came on her property without a warrant, saying he was going into her backyard to take her dog. When she got in his way, he ... shoved her and she shoved back. When she went to file a complaint, the city said, "Oh, no. We're charging you with PC 243(b), battery on an officer." At one point, the judge tried to coerce me into accepting an infraction offer -- I was appearing without my client. I refused that option, communicated the offer to her, advised she reject it and set for trial. Today (2/10/2012) the District Attorney dismissed for lack of evidence. This case was particularly interesting to me because it was a misdemeanor, but I had to fight it like a felony -- filing several motions, etc. -- and it took almost a year to get the dismissal. IF YOU DON'T GIVE UP, YOU HAVE A SHOT AT WINNING!
OUTCOME: Misdemeanor plea.
Charged with strike felony for assault with deadly weapon (Penal Code 245(a)(1)) for assaulting someone with a pool cue. NCIS investigated case and he was ultimately charged by the State of California ... with this felony strike. A few weeks before trial, the District Attorney's Office offered a misdemeanor, with no custody time, which the client accepted.
OUTCOME: All charges dismissed on eve of trial.
Handled three separate matters for this client over a two-year period of time. Each time, he was charged with felonies for either domestic violence or criminal threats. One case involved a strike felon ... y; another was a felony domestic violence; the other case was regarding a restraining order and custody. We prevailed in all three cases.
OUTCOME: Reduced to misdemeanor; no prison.
Prior attorney convinced her to plead to strike felony with possibility of reduction to misdemeanor later. Subsequently needed to defend herself and ended up charged with new crime and violation of pro ... bation. One of her charges was a strike felony. Recommendation was 4 years prison.
OUTCOME: Settled for two misdemeanors.
Client charged with numerous felonies for allegedly attacking guards while in custody. We argued all along that guards provoked him and tried to slam him into wall. Video evidence "disappeared" or was ... otherwise unavailable. Fought case for over a year. On eve of trial, the prosecution offered two misdemeanors and client accepted that offer.
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