Sacramento, CA
Criminal defense Lawyer at Sacramento, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on All Charges and Enhancenments
Mr. Donato took this case to trial and fought to expose the holes in the Prosecution's case. His client was facing life in prison on sexual assault charges, and the jury returned not guilty verdicts o ... n all counts. He was released from custody later that evening.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on All Charges and Enhancenments
Mr. Donato's client was charged with possession of a concealed firearm within a vehicle. There were special enhancements that Mr. Hattley possessed the firearm in association with a gang and that the ... firearm had an illegal high capacity magazine. Mr. Donato hung the jury 9-3 for not guilty in the first trial. The District Attorney elected to re-try the case, and in that re-trial Mr. Donato's client received complete not guilty verdicts on all charges and enhancements.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on All Charges and Enhancenments
Mr. Donato won not guilty verdicts for his client facing charges of possession of methamphetamine for sale with firearm enhancements. Prior to trial the judge questioned Mr. Donato as to why he was tak ... ing the case to trial, but in the end the jury had very few questions as it took them less than an hour to return their not guilty verdicts.
OUTCOME: All Charges Dismissed and Money Returned
Mr. Donato fought to obtain a full dismissal for his client facing felony charges of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale. The District Attorney also agreed to return the $20,000 in cash t ... hat was seized in this case.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on Gang Enhancement
Mr. Donato beat the gang enhancement at trial for his client who was charged with possessing a firearm for the benefit of a gang. Beating the gang enhancement was the sole reason for going to trial, a ... nd it avoided his client getting a second strike conviction and facing significant prison time.
OUTCOME: All Charges Dismissed
People v. Lombardi Mr. Donato showed the District Attorney that his client was protected under the Medical Marijuana Laws as a legal caregiver, and all felony charges regarding possessing marijuana fo ... r sale were dismissed.
OUTCOME: All Charges Dismissed
Mr. Donato got this DUI dismissed after he obtained the officer's in car camera video which revealed the officer had fabricated major portions of the report. Thanks in part to Mr. Donato's discoveries ... , the officer in this case was arrested and eventually plead guilty to numerous counts of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was sentenced to prison
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on All Charges
Mr. Donato took this DUI to trial, and it took the jury 20 minutes to return verdicts of not guilty on all counts. The judge subsequently dismissed the violation of probation that the DA had filed aga ... inst Mr. Romandia. The DA's offer going into trial was for Mr. Romandia to serve 2 years in prison, and he walked out of court with his wife a free man.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on All Charges
Mr. Donato took this DUI to trial and effectively discredited the government's only witness, a retired Sheriff's deputy, who said he saw Mr. Robertson hit another car. The jury discounted his testimon ... y entirely and found Mr. Robertson not guilty on all counts.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on All Felony Charges and Enhancenments
Mr. Donato won not guilty verdicts for his client facing charges of felony domestic violence and misdemeanor child abuse. Mr. Donato showed the jury at trial that Mr. Hill's spiteful ex-girlfriend had ... lied about the facts. Mr. Hill walked into trial facing 10 years in prison and walked out a free man.
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