Seattle v. Wilson
Aug 17, 2009OUTCOME: Assault conviction reversed, dismissed
Assault conviction under Seattle municipal ordinance reversed and dismissed; Court of Appeals held ordinance was invalid.
Lenell Rae Nussbaum's Legal Cases (32)
Criminal defense Lawyer
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Violent Crime
Investigation of P.B.
Dec 03, 2007OUTCOME: Homicide investigation; no charge filed
Mr. B. shot and killed a man outside a tavern. He was arrested. While he was in jail, my investigator and I located and interviewed the key witnesses. We presented them to the detective and prosecuto ... r. They concluded the shooting was in self-defense. The court released Mr. B at his first appearance on personal recognizance. The prosecutor decided not to file a charge.
State v. Reep
Sep 27, 2007OUTCOME: Reversed convictions of four counts of voyeurism
Appeal to the Washington Supreme Court; reversed client's convictions for voyeurism because evidence seized with invalid warrant.
State v. Hilton
Jan 03, 2007OUTCOME: Reversed two counts of aggravated murder
The Court of Appeals reversed two counts of aggravated first degree murder from Benton County because the state's search warrants were not valid.
State v. Bland
Jul 25, 2005OUTCOME: Reversed conviction of assault 2 with firearm
Court of Appeals held jury instruction on self defense and defense of property was inadequate; reversed conviction. The state dismissed the charge after remand.
State v. Martinez
May 25, 2004OUTCOME: Dismissal of four serious felony charges
The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of charges of assault 1, robbery 1, burglary 1, and kidnapping 1, because of the prosecutor's misconduct in concealing exculpatory evidence from the defense ... and misleading the court.
State v. Elliott
Apr 27, 2004OUTCOME: Reversed two counts of rape of a child
Appeal from Pierce County; both counts reversed for improper use of polygraph evidence.
State v. Earl
Sep 10, 1999OUTCOME: Dismissed two counts of rape of child
The Court of Appeals reversed and dismissed two counts of rape of a child in the first degree -- after reinstating the client's right to appeal. His first appellate lawyer had filed an Anders brief, c ... laiming there were no issues for appeal. On review, I found there were major errors that justified reversing the convictions and dismissing the charges altogether. The Court of Appeals agreed. Mr. Earl became a free man.
State v. Corn
Apr 06, 1999OUTCOME: New trial on manslaughter conviction
The Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of a new trial after a jury convicted Ms. Corn of manslaughter for the death of her abusive boyfriend. The court found the jury instructions on self-defense ... were erroneous.
State v. Karpenski
Feb 12, 1999OUTCOME: Reversed convictions of child rape and molestation
The Court of Appeals reversed the client's convictions for rape of a child 1 and child molestation 1, holding the trial court was wrong to conclude the child was a competent witness. The Court of Appe ... als redefined the requirements for determining whether a child is competent to be a witness. The charges were dismissed after the case was remanded.
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