Gregory Jay Watford

Gregory Jay Watford's Legal Cases (3)

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Violent crime

People v. TW

Jul 27, 2010

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Client, an Air Force Veteran who resided in Virginia, was charged with illegally possessing five (5) firearms in NYC and was believed to be a firearms trafficker from Virginia. The District Attorney’s ... Office was originally seeking ten (10) years prison. Mr. Watford was able to demonstrate that all of the firearms were legally purchased by the client while he was an active member of the service. Mr. Watford filed a motion to dismiss all weapons charges which required mandatory prison time in the interest of justice due to the unique circumstances related to the client transporting the weapons with him during his visit to NYC. The judge granted the motion and dismissed all felony weapons charges.

Domestic violence

People v. ES

Jun 15, 2010

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Client was arrested for allegedly calling and threatening his ex-girlfriend over the phone. After obtaining and reviewing the telephone records of the parties involved, Mr. Watford was able to prove t ... hat the client never called the complainant as alleged. Mr. Watford was able to convince the District Attorney’s Office to dismiss all charges. In a rare turn of events, the ex-girlfriend was arrested and charged with several felony offenses after she admitted to the Assistant District Attorney assigned to the case that the fabricated the allegations.

DUI and DWI

People v. TC

Apr 15, 2003

OUTCOME: Dismissed

Client arrested for DWI. At the pre-trial hearing Mr. Watford demonstrated that client drove to precinct in order to have the police assist him in removing his intoxicated female companion from his ca ... r who refused several requests by client to exit. Mr. Watford played the video tape from the precinct which demonstrated that the client was not intoxicated and that the arresting officers violated his rights by refusing to honor the client’s request to call his attorney and that client did not refuse to take the breathalyzer. At the conclusion of the hearing Mr. Watford was able to convince the judge to persuade the District Attorney’s Office to dismiss the case via ACD despite the client having a case of unopened 40 ounce bottles of beer in his trunk.

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