Criminal defense Lawyer
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Violent Crime
OUTCOME: Hung jury on retrial of rape; charge dismissed.
The client, a plastic surgeon, was accused by a patient of raping her in his medical office. The first trial ended in a hung jury. On retrial, the jury again was unable to reach a verdict. The state ... chose not to try it a third time. The case garnered great publicity, including an appearance on ABC's "20/20."
OUTCOME: Murder conviction reversed
This was the first case in the United States to recognize battered child syndrome in the context of self-defense. The defendant, age 17, shot and killed his step-father who had been brutally abusing h ... im, his mother and brother for ten years. His conviction was reversed after five years in prison. After retrial, the jury hung. The case resolved with a plea to manslaughter and credit for time served.
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