Sacramento, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals
OUTCOME: Conviction reversed.
Medical marijuana case. Conviction reversed on appeal due to trial court's erroneous refusal to allow presentation of medical marijuana defense in the trial court.
OUTCOME: Cal. Penal Code section 995 motion granted. As a result, charges carrying a potential life sentence were thrown out.
This was a Three Strikes case in which the "current" charged felony was a marijuana offense. Following a preliminary hearing, defense investigation, and extensive litigation, Mr. Haltom filed a motion ... to dismiss all charges pursuant to California Penal Code § 995. The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the charges.
OUTCOME: 22-year sentence vacated.
Appellate court declares application of the Three Strikes law in this case violated Mr. Leng's constitutional right to equal protection under the law.
OUTCOME: Mr. Roots was acquitted on all trafficking charges, and convicted only of simple possession of cocaine base.
Federal prosecution for cocaine trafficking. Entrapment defense raised at trial. Two jury trials were conducted in the case.
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