Successes

CIVILLY COMPROMISED DISMISSAL

A charge of elder abuse and assault with a weapon allowing my attorney client to keep his license.

DRIVING OFFENSES

DUI

Won a reduction of a 64 day jail offer and plea to DUI to a dry reckless when Client drove over 70 mph running several red light causing other cars to swerve, with a gun in the back seat. Client refused an alcohol test when Marine Colonel testified Client had consumed less than half a beer . Client who was both a Marine Reserve Major and Limousine driver explained his driving with an array of celebrity and high level military providing powerful character Evidence.

Won a dismissal of a DUI where Client blew .18 BAC.

Won an acquittal of motorcyclist who refused to take breath test.

Won an acquittal of client who failed a field sobriety test and blew the legal limit.

HIT & RUN

Prevented filing of man charged with hit and run based on an ID of car by neighbor when we showed that the damage to client’s vehicle was preexisting and inconsistent with damage to victim’s vehicle.

Obtained a dismissal by showing that an 82 year old man didn’t match the description of the driver as a middle easterner with a pony tail and brought proof that client was out of town despite fact suspect had driven the unique defendant’s car.

VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER

Won a vehicular manslaughter despite client’s car crossing the center divider colliding with truck causing the death of the passenger when his speedometer froze at 70 MPH. Defense expert’s analysis of skid marks proved client was traveling well below the speed limit. Also took photographs showing an optical illusion which caused the driver to reasonably believe the truck was on his side of the road.

Obtained 90 day house arrest for over the legal limit client whose car ran over and killed a motorcyclist by showing expert testimony proving collision caused by sudden lane change by motorcyclist.

DRUGS

MARIJUANA

Obtained a dismissal on the eve of trial for medical marijuana dispensary in Canoga Park.

Negotiated a reduction to a misdemeanor charge with no jail time for a grow house with over marijuana 400 plants.

Negotiated a reduction to a misdemeanor charge with community service for possession of over four pounds of marijuana and over 100 sales receipts.

Obtained a non deportable misdemeanor for defendant who had over 3 pounds of marijuana in fifteen packages and over $2000.00 in cash.

Won acquittal for 3^rd strike charge for selling marijuana allegedly witnessed by two undercover police officers by finding substantial inconsistencies with their testimony and the evidence.

Acquittal in Pasadena where Client ’s father brought large amount of marijuana to police station claiming his son was selling, but jurors refused to believe him.

Acquittal in Pasadena of marijuana sales case despite the recovery of money and marijuana from Defendant’s house after an undercover made purchase from client’s cousin. Jury found no proof that client was involved because cousin had independent access.

Prevented a Santa Clarita filing of a possession of over 4 lbs of marijuana for sales of case by showing that the search was illegal.

Obtained a 2 month sentence for a 2nd Strike Defendant who admitted possession for sale over the objection of the District Attorney who wanted a 32 month sentence

COCAINE

Hung a Van Nuys case for possession of 297 kilos of cocaine where Client who had two prior convictions for selling over a kilo, but the circumstantial evidence didn’t show he knew it was there nor did he enter the residence.

Won 3^rd strike San Fernando sales case where Client admitted helping the undercover to find a cocaine seller but Defense showed Client merely answering the undercover’s question and not selling.

FRAUD

Won a dismissal of long preliminary hearing of insurance fraud by brain and physically damaged Client when Defense brought forth teachers, race walkers and neuropsychologists to explain how he received straight “A”s and was filmed participating in a variety of sports including race walking.

Pasadena acquittal of Client who failed to report income to State Unemployment after showing that as a native Frenchman he misunderstood the forms and had reported the income on his tax returns.

Won Acquittal for defendant charged with fraud by showing that change in foreign currency caused him to be unable to deliver luxury cars.

COUNTERFEIT

Obtained a no time misdemeanor for a repeat seller of luxury “knock offs.

Negotiated a dismissal for client who had a prior fraud conviction and helped sell hundreds of knock offs.

INTERFERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT

Won dismissal when Client alleged to have jumped on hood of police car and threatened an officer in front of numerous other officers when his worker’s comp doctor proved he was physically unable to perform such acts and several civilian witnesses testified in his favor.

Won a 45 minute acquittal in a 6 week trial where Fire Department officials claimed Client had manipulated evidence to help business owner in a homicide arson investigation when we showed the investigation was flawed and that Client was a true whistleblower. Winning the case allowed the Client to prevail in a civil action for retaliatory termination and obtain an almost $2,000,000 settlement against the Fire Department.

Dismissal after trial when defendant was attacked by LAPD officer after defendant and girlfriends drove to station to ask cops to resolve girlfriend problems.

JUVENILE

Convinced the District Attorney’s Office not to file on 14 year old boy who had made online threats to high school staff members.

Won release of juvenile found liable for manslaughter but acquitted of murder when we showed the hand gun he dry fired mistakenly thought was unloaded after no bullet ejected was unique.

Prevented a burglary filing by convincing Probation Officer to recommend diversion to avoid deportation for a naïve young man.

MENTAL DEFENSES

NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY

Obtained a non mental health disposition where client attempted to cut his mother’s throat allowing client to avoid hospitalization with case to be dismissed in 3 years.

Won a Restoration of Sanity case where jury deliberated less than an hour.

Succeeded in winning a Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity verdict and avoiding a 3 Strikes sentence for a repeat felon who after assaulting several citizens threatened a motorcycle officer with a weapon.

Won release of 65 year woman less 5 years after she was found Not Guilty By Reason iof Insanity who had stabbed her husband.

Convinced a judge to release from a still severely mentally ill man but not violent client who had been in a mental hospital for over 20 years

Won release in a King’s County Trial for a 2 strike Client who had assaulted a prison guard and his girlfriend after showing his sanity restored

Won release of a mentally ill man who had severely beaten his 90 year old father after showing his sanity restored.

Won release of young man who nearly strangled his mother to death.

Won a jury trial where client facing 7 years in prison was found Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity despite serious injuries to a 79 year old man.

ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING

Negotiated a stay in a residential mental treatment facility for Bipolar client with 2 strikes who badly injured his stepfather.

Obtained a placement in a cooccuring residential treatment home for client who had threatened a neighbor with a knife.

Got a dismissal of a brandishing a gun charge for mentally ill client after she completed outpatient treatment.

Negotiated a reduction of two burglary charges in two courthouses to non strike offenses no jail time in exchange for client’s living in a residential treatment facility.

PROPERTY CRIMES

ARSON

Won 45 minute acquittal in 6 week trial where Alhambra Fire Department alleged employee sabotaged homicide fire investigation to benefit friend by showing them to be utterly incompetent investigators intent on punishing whistleblower. This win allowed him to pursue civil case for illegal termination which settled for almost 2 million dollars

BURGLARY

Pasadena acquittal where Client was seen on video tape aiding in the burglary of electronic equipment as well as the testimony of three security officers when by showing they lied about witnessing the crime and that the video actually confirmed Client’s claim that he had given the codefendant money to buy the equipment, purchased his electronics and was not with her when she walked by the registers without paying.

Prevented a filing of the complaint and obtained a factual finding of innocence for a Client whose fingerprints were found inside an apartment by showing the prints were limited to a watch box from a store where Client worked stocking merchandise.

Negotiated a VA treatment program in lieu of prison for a veteran with PTSD who allegedly injured an elderly man during a burglary.

After declining a 2 year state prison offer and being convicted of home invasion, after mitigation evidence was presented an 18 year old client was given community service after doing less than 2 months in jail.

VANDALISM

Won acquittal for man accused of trying to deface and enter neighbor’s house though police found him outside her front door with a kitchen knife.

Convinced Riverside District Attorney not to file a vandalism charge on Marine who caused more than $500.00 of damage.

VIOLENT CRIMES

KIDNAPPING

Won an acquittal on kidnapping and rape charge though client admitted assisting codefendant in removing occupants from vehicle at gun point. The jury believed his claim that he helped only out of duress as supported by his immediate leaving of the scene.

MURDER

Time served offer for woman who admitted aiding and abetting murder under duress of violent boyfriend.

Won Pasadena murder case where Client was identified as the killer by 6 witnesses after discovering that all were gang members along with the victim and all were unable to pick him out of photo line ups shown the night of the murder.

Won acquittal for only one of three defendants home invasion murder in Van Nuys after the prosecution was unable to prove he was at the murder scene.

Won Airport jury acquittal though Client confessed on tape to stopping to allow his brother to shoot and kill an old enemy when it was shown the shooting was spontaneous and the Client didn’t know his brother was going to shoot.

Won 3 hour downtown acquittal of skinhead gang member covered with inflammatory tattoos despite his recorded admission of presence at the hate crime murder after finding an African American friend who testified that Client was not a racist and didn’t have the tattoos or gang association prior to the shooting.

Alhambra Gang Murder Case dismissed after three trials without a conviction despite confessions by Client and convicted alleged aider and abettor after defense showed he had a borderline IQ and proved the confession was coerced upon the threat of death.

Won release after three jury trials (last voted 10-2 for acquittal) for alleged gang murder despite cell tower evidence which put him near murder site, the testimony of an informant and admission of an alleged gang leader after we used the cell tower information to prove Client wasn’t nears the murder scene as well as to show that none of the Client s was near any of the alleged meeting places at the time the informant claimed.

ATTEMPTED MURDER

Recently won a Burbank preliminary hearing dismissal despite a victim suffering severe head injuries as a result of being hit with a brick during a fight when it was shown the Client himself was injured and not clear as to who started the fight.

Got 5 not guilty votes in Van Nuy’s gang attempted murder case where 5 eyewitnesses identified gang member Client as shooter when Defense discovered that the Detective pointed out the Client to them during the showing of photo line ups.

Won a Pasadena attempted murder acquittal of ex-convict who drove car at police officer standing in his way by showing that the officer jumped in front of the fleeing vehicle.

Van Nuys Acquittal of attempted murder and manslaughter of young man who shot an unarmed man after we showed that the alleged victim with a history of domestic violence had threatened and pursued my Client who had intervened to stop an assault on the man’s girlfriend. Jurors were upset that my Client had spent time in jail prior to trial wanting to know why alleged victim wasn’t charged.

Won an attempted murder case where Client confronted man after we showed alleged victim beat Client’s mother then repeatedly stabbed Client after ambushing him. Jurors wanted to know why alleged victim was not charged.

Obtained dismissal of attempted murder of probation officer’s children prior to trial where Client discharged a gun when we found several credible witnesses who testified that the alleged victims were gang members who drew the weapon after starting a fight.

Attempted murder case was dismissed despite a serious criminal record and membership in the Mexican Mafia.

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON

Negotiated a dismissal for client accused of assaulting a 6 month pregnant neighbor.

ROBBERY

Van Nuys acquittal where Client provided weapon and drove the getaway vehicle of two convicted of armed robbery of fast food restaurant when Defense showed Client had offered a ride to the suspects whom he had just met, did not witness the robbery, had given them a pellet gun for repair, was tending a baby during the robbery and afterwards made no attempt to flee.

SEX CRIMES

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

Negotiated a sentence which was less than half of the mandatory minimum under Federal Guidelines for possession of over 500,000 images of Child Pornography in Virginia.

Prevented a filing when detectives were convinced images were not of underaged girls

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Won acquittal in Pomona in less than an hour for ex-husband charged with cracking ex wife’s rib.

Obtained a dismissal by answering ready for trial when alleged victim was unavailable.

Prevented a filing by contrasting client’s stellar history with accuser’s unstable past.

Obtained a dismissal after showing boyfriend’s scratches were the unintentional result of female horse trainer client’s spurs.

Obtained a dismissal after 5′ 1″ 100 lb client’s who herself was scratched by her 6′ 4″ 220 lb.

RAPE

Won rape acquittal by convincing Pasadena jury that sex was consensual after accuser admitted she was high on drugs.

Won a third strike Burbank case where adolescent girl claimed Client had raped her after uncovering evidence of prior inconsistent statements that she was a perpetual runaway with a habit of telling lies.

MOLESTATION

Reopened case and eliminated a strike and a lifelong registration requirement by proving client was mentally ill and lacked intent for molestation and burglary.

Won a release for a Client charged with molesting a 5 year old based on her testimony and her mother when Defense showed the girl changed her story after her mercurial mother accused him of abuse after he told her he was moving out.

Won a Van Nuys acquittal when mother and daughter accused Client of peeping into their changing room when it was shown their stories differed and substantially changed after they spoke with their cop husband/father.

Won a West Covina case where two high school girls claimed Client had molested both of them when Defense showed the voluminous lies they had told.

SEXUAL BATTERY

Obtained dismissal of Whittier case where client sexually assaulted elderly neighbor was shown to under the influence of a prescription medication which in some cases was documented to cause sexually inappropriate behavior

SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS

Won a release of a client without a trial who had three times been convicted of unlawful sex with minor.

Won release after two trials where Client charged as Sexual Violent Predator after having twice been convicted of child molest and lewd conduct convincing a jury that client did not pose a substantial risk of reoffense.

COURT OF APPEALS

Won appeal and dismissal when the Court of Appeal finding overwhelming evidence reversed a trial court decision and ordered the release of a man who had overwhelming proved he had recovered his sanity.

Court of Appeal ordered a new trial for a former Cal Tech student found guilty of trespass because he had been authorized by a professor to work on school computers

Court of Appeals reinstated a trial court’s authority after the prosecutor belatedly tried to disqualify a judge for a generous 90 day house arrest offer on a vehicular manslaughter case.

The Court of Appeal reversed a lower court’s ruling and allowed the defense to DNA test on a ten year old case.