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Vacated felony narcotics conviction
Following motion practice and oral argument, persuaded a court to vacate a felony narcotics conviction based on a man’s denial of the effective assistance of counsel. As a result of the court’s decision, the man was able to avoid deportation and remain in the United States with his family and children.
Dismissal of indictment of rape charge
Secured a dismissal of an indictment where a man was charged with rape.
Deferred prosecution ad dismissal on money laundering conspiracy
Secured a deferred prosecution and dismissal of the indictment by federal prosecutors for a client charged in a money laundering conspiracy.
Alternative to incarceration for firearms trafficking
Secured an alternative to incarceration and participation in a program operated by the Fortune Society for a man charged with trafficking firearms.
Alternative to incarceration for narcotics conspiracy
Secured an alternative to incarceration sentence after persuading federal prosecutors to allow a woman, with a history of drug abuse and charged in a narcotics conspiracy where she faced a 10 year mandatory minimum sentence, to plead guilty to a lesser charge and participate in a residential drug treatment program.
Plea on Assault in the 2nd Degree
Secured a plea to a misdemeanor charge after a woman was charged with Assault in the Second Degree and other related charges in two separate indictments.
Secured plea on vehicular assault
Secured a plea to Vehicular Assault and a probationary sentence where a man seriously injured two young women after driving intoxicated.
Secured plea on vehicular assult
Secured a plea to Vehicular Assault and other related charges, and a sentence of 10 months incarceration where a man injured eight people, three of them seriously, after driving intoxicated. After zealous advocacy and early investigation, over objection by the prosecution who sought a sentence of 6 years imprisonment, we were to persuade the judge that a sentence of less than one year imprisonment was appropriate based on the client’s criminal history and relevant mitigating factors.