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January 2019
After over an hour of cross examination, the alleged victim got up off the witness stand and walked out of the courtroom refusing to testify any more. The State had to file a Motion to Dismiss as they could no longer continue to prosecute the case. Read On
January 2019
After motion was filed challenging the accuracy of the testimony of the police officer who testified before the Grand Jury to charge this matter, the State dismissed all charges. Read On
December 2018
Client found not guilty after trial in a highly contested assault and disorderly conduct case. Read On
November 2018
Due to client's hard work at addressing his significant drug addiction and maintaining sobriety prior to retaining counsel, what should have been six felony cases were able to be addressed and resolved so that client will be successful in avoiding any felony convictions. Read On
September 2018
State dismissed all criminal charges for alleged assault after being provided significant mitigation. Read On
August 2018
Despite the charges mandating prison, the State ultimately agreed that the actions of the alleged victim throughout the evening and immediately prior to the altercation were suspect enough to warrant a probation plea and the ability to earn a misdemeanor after successful completion of probation. Read On
July 2018
Despite the law mandating prison in two cases involving multiple defendants and multiple locations over a long period of time, the case was resolved with probation and no jail time. Read On
May 2018
The State dismissed all criminal charges in exchange for a responsible plea to civil traffic infractions after the prosecutor was confronted with transcripts of two police officers' interviews that conflicted significantly on whether the police had lawful grounds to conduct a "second" traffic stop of a vehicle after releasing the driver from the "first" stop. Read On
March 2018
A very favorable probation plea was obtained despite the discharge of a gun at another person. Read On
July 2018
A felony trespass charge was dismissed after successful entry into and completion of a counseling diversion program. Read On
September 2018
The Appellate Court overturned a lower court's verdict because there was not sufficient evidence to substantiate the Judge's decision that Client was guilty. Conviction was vacated and client was exonerated of that charge. Read On
November 2017
Case was dismissed by the State when it became apparent that there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction of our client because she, in fact, was not at fault for the accident. Read On
March 2017
Knowing that we had a potential factual issue and also mitigation, we used a two step process to obtain the plea offer we wanted. First, we convinced the prosecution that the true reading could have been lower and then we presented mitigation about our client to get an even further reduction in what our client was originally facing. Read On
October 2017
The Superior Court reversed MVD's administrative suspension of a medical marijuana card holder's driver license . There is still no clear cut procedure spelled out for the courts on how MVD is to apply the clear language of the Medical Marijuana Act. Read On
September 2017
Due to issues in the case a Second Offense DUI with a Blood Alcohol Reading of 0.191, which would have required a mandatory 120 days in jail was pled down to a first offense DUI. This was accomplished on the first day of trial. Client was given credit for pre-trial incarceration and for counselin... Read On
September 2017
Hard work and creative motions paid off when the State finally agreed to a minimal plea on the day of trial. Read On
September 2017
Card holding medical marijuana patient found not guilty with 24 nanograms of active THC in his system Read On
June 2017
All DUI charges dismissed by the State when they were confronted with "no reasonable liklihood of conviction. Read On
April 2017
Despite the 13 nanograms of marijuana found, this Medical Marijuana patient was found to not be DUI. Read On
September 2017
Driving on Suspended License was dismissed because no reasonable likelihood of Conviction. Read On
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From the moment you retain our aggressive criminal defense team, you will work directly with Certified Criminal Law Specialist, Rachelle S. Ferraro.