by admin@defenselawtucson | Dec 14, 2020 | CRIMINAL LAW
This case is particularly hard to write about, especially because Mr. HT and I ended up becoming really close during the course of his trial. He died in a motorcycle accident about a year later. John was an all-around great guy and quite possibly the very last person...
by admin@defenselawtucson | Dec 14, 2020 | CRIMINAL LAW
Mr. HR was fifteen when accused of robbing someone’s phone at gun point. He was facing seven to twenty-one years of prison. At trial I proved he did not have a weapon and that the alleged victim, also a teenager, was lying about the gun because he was embarrassed...
by admin@defenselawtucson | Dec 14, 2020 | CRIMINAL LAW
As a motorcycle guy myself, this case was dear to my heart. Mr. HD was tackled at a red light by an overzealous cop for felony fleeing. We obtained a misdemeanor on difficult facts.
by admin@defenselawtucson | Dec 14, 2020 | CRIMINAL LAW
Mr. BS was wrongfully accused of assaulting his girlfriend with a gun and of illegally firing his weapon. He was facing seven to twenty-one years of prison. At trial I was able to show that his girlfriend was a pathological liar and intensely jealous. After I...
by admin@defenselawtucson | Dec 14, 2020 | CRIMINAL LAW
Mr. BD was a young man who was driving a car on I10 when he was pulled over by the police. The vehicle allegedly contained marijuana and Mr. BD was looking at a significant prison term. Acting without probable cause, the deputies searched his vehicle illegally. The...
by admin@defenselawtucson | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog, CRIMINAL LAW
Another memorable trial for two reasons. Firstly, the co-defendant’s lawyer was one of the best attorneys I have ever known, Brian Metcalf (now retired) and I got to learn from the best. Secondly, this case involved a son and his Dad, beating the hell out of a creep...