The Defendant was charged with sexual battery for allegedly groping a waitress at a restaurant. At trial, the Defendant testified that although he did touch the waitress on her leg, he did not grope her. We argued to the jury that he believed that he had her consent to touch her on the leg based on years of friendly interaction and banter at the restaurant. We used frame by frame display of the security camera from the restaurant to show the jury that after he placed his hand on the back of her knee, she took two steps towards him and then leaned up against him with her arm across his back. We argued that kind of behavior would cause anyone to believe it was alright to touch her on her leg and then got the court to instruct the jury that if someone does an act under the mistaken belief that they had permission to do so, it is not a crime. At the conclusion of the trial, it only took the jury less than 30 minutes to find the Defendant Not Guilty!
Crisp Interference with Child Custody case dismissed after we began to prepare for trial
The Defendant was arrested for interfering with Child Custody. We began preparing the case for trial and refused to enter a plea. Eventually, the state chose not to prosecute any further and dismissed the case.
Harris Aggravated Assault case dismissed after we refused to plea
The Defendant was arrested and accused of having beaten his estranged wife. We collected sufficient evidence to show that she was unworthy of belief and that she was making the story up to benefit her in the divorce case. After some time passed, the victim passed away from an illness. We researched the law to prove that the state could not proceed without her and the state dismissed the case.
Dougherty Armed Robbery case dismissed after we demanded a jury trial
The Defendant was arrested and accused of having beaten an alleged rival gang member and robbed him at gunpoint. We prepared the case for trial and refused to accept any plea offers. After some time passed, the state was unable to located the victim and dismissed the case.
Lee Misdemeanor Battery case dismissed after we transferred the case to Superior Court
The Defendant was arrested and accused of having injured her father. The case was brought in Magistrate Court. We filed a demand to transfer the case to Superior Court where we could have a jury decide what happened. The case got lost in the transfer and the statute of limitations expired to formally charge the Defendant so the State dismissed the case.
Worth county Reckless Conduct case dismissed after we demanded trial
The Defendant was involved in an ongoing family feud over land rights. When he engaged in some target practice on his property, opposing family members called the police and claimed he was shooting in their direction. He was arrested for reckless conduct. We pointed out to the state that the video alleged to show the crime in fact showed nothing. In addition, we lined up various witnesses to testify at trial and insisted on a trial rather than any type of plea. The state dismissed the case.
Dougherty Drug Charges case was dismissed after we convinced the state the drugs weren’t his
The Defendant was arrested and accused of having drugs. We argued that the drugs belonged to the co-defendant and demanded a trial to prove it. The co-defendant finally pled and admitted they were his drugs, so the state dismissed the case against our client.
Early DUI and Possession of Marijuana case dismissed after we went to trial
The Defendant was arrested after the police stopped him at a roadblock. The police claimed they could smell the odor of marijuana and arrested him for DUI drugs. During the search, they found marijuana on the Defendant and arrested him for that as well. At trial, the state called its first witness who could not remember the case off the top of his head so he read from the report. We objected and prevented him from reading the report. The state then tried to tender the dash cam video, but the officer was not the one that recorded the video on to a DVD and had not viewed it so we again objected and prevented them from being able to play the video. With no officer testimony and no evidence to explain what happened, the state decided to dismiss the case in the middle of trial.
Mitchell County Disorderly Conduct case dismissed after we filed a Speedy Trial Demand
The Defendant was arrested after getting into a fight. Our investigation made us confident we could win at trial since the Defendant was merely defending herself against an attack by the other girl. Therefore, we filed a Demand for Speedy Trial insisting on a quick trial to exonerate the Defendant. The state failed to bring the case to trial in a timely manner, so we filed a Motion to Dismiss which was granted by the court.
Dougherty Armed Robbery defendant acquitted after 3 day trial
The Defendant was charged along with two other individuals with robbing a man at gunpoint outside of a local bank. One defendant had already gone to trial and was convicted. At this trial, the victim, suddenly and unexpectedly, for the first time identified the Defendant as the one who took the money at gunpoint. He stated the other two were never left the getaway car. We countered with an alibi witness who placed the Defendant at his house at the time of the robbery. We also presented a rebuttal witness to prove the victim lied when he claimed he did not know the Defendant. At the conclusion of the trial, it only took the jury about 15 minutes to find the Defendant Not Guilty!