Case Results

FEDERAL CASES:

• Federal indictment for international money laundering dismissed outright after less than 12 months of litigation
• Federal, white-collar client released from prison early due to successful compassionate release motion based on COVID-19
• Federal heroin sales case resolved for six month diversion
• Federal methamphetamine sales case resolved for deferred entry of judgment program
• Federal sales of large amount of controlled substance – no custody time
• Federal conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine dismissed prior to trial
• Federal conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine resolved for one phone count and probation term
• Federal marijuana distribution case with felony drug priors resolved for one telephone count with a sentence of six months probation and no jail time
• Federal conspiracy to distribute cocaine acquittal on forfeiture of funds seized
• Federal indictment charging felony Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice reduced to misdemeanor violation of a court order
• Federal charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute marijuana, manufacturing marijuana, conspiracy to use a place to manufacture and distribute marijuana all dismissed prior to trial
• Federal indictment charging two felony firearms possession counts dismissed prior to trial
• Federal indictment of conspiracy to distribute large quantities of cocaine dismissed prior to trial
• Federal supervised release violation of alleged domestic violence dismissed
• Federal environmental crimes case resulted in lower sentence post-trial than pre-trial offer

STATE CASES:

• Drug DUI with property damage dismissed after successful speedy trial (Serna) motion in San Francisco
• Underage DUI with high blood alcohol level, property damage, and hit-and-run resolved for wet and reckless with no enhancements and no in-custody time in San Mateo
• Felony possession of AR 15 assault rifle — case dismissed in Santa Clara County
• Misdemeanor domestic violence and assault — case dismissed after voluntary counseling in San Francisco
• Felony possession and sales of methamphetamine — case dismissed after 6 month pre-plea diversion in San Francisco
• Felony Domestic Violence case dismissed at preliminary hearing – Solano County
• DUI case – resolved for wet reckless – San Mateo County
• Domestic Violence case – dismissed prior to trial in San Mateo County
• Marijuana Sales & Transportation case – charges dismissed prior to trial in Napa County
• Transportation of Controlled Substance – dismissed prior to trial in Sonoma County
• Assault with Deadly Weapon – resolved for Deferred Entry of Judgment in Alameda County
• Embezzlement of a large amount of Funds – resolved for Deferred Entry of Judgment in San Francisco County
• Felony Assault and Possession of Concealed Firearm dismissed after preliminary hearing in San Mateo County
• Felony assault with deadly weapon dismissed prior to preliminary hearing in San Francisco.
• Third-time DUI dismissed before trial in San Mateo County
• Several counts of felony assault and battery and false imprisonment reduced to misdemeanor disturbing the peace, no jail time
• Domestic Violence Case -client acquitted after jury trial in San Francisco
• No license suspension with the DMV in vehicular manslaughter case
• DUI dismissed by DA on the day of trial in Costa Contra County
• Felony robbery reduced to misdemeanor assault in San Francisco
• Prostitution charge reduced to a disturbing the peace infraction in Alameda County
• Battery charge reduced to drunk in public and resolved for pre-plea diversion in San Francisco
• Domestic violence, false imprisonment, and criminal threats charges dismissed prior to trial in San Francisco
• Assault with Deadly Weapon charge dismissed prior to trial in San Francisco
• Motion to Revoke Felony Probation dismissed in San Francisco
• Felony possession of methamphetamine dismissed after six months of deferred prosecution in Alameda County
• Felony possession of a firearm by a felon resolved by a drug treatment program in San Francisco
• Felony DUI causing injury (with prior) and felony hit-and-run causing injury reduced to misdemeanor DUI and hit-and-run in Contra Costa County
• Theft and battery charges dismissed pursuant to a deferred prosecution in Alameda County
• Domestic violence, vandalism, and restraining order violations dismissed prior to trial in Marin County
• Vehicular manslaughter charge, with acquittal on hit-and-run charge, resulted in a sentence of 30 days of home detention and community service in Contra Costa County
• .32 blood alcohol level DUI reduced to simple first-time offense in San Francisco
• Misdemeanor false identity case dismissed after motion to suppress in Marin County
• San Francisco Domestic Violence case – client acquitted after jury trial