The client was alleged to have sold his prescription medication to a confidential informant and was facing a 15 year minimum mandatory prison sentence. Jessica filed a Motion to Disclose the Identity of the Confidential Informant based on the Defense of Entrapment. The Motion was granted and the State, intending on keeping the identity of the informant secret, had no choice but to dismiss the charges.

The alleged victim was stabbed with a knife, tied up and left in a bath tub. Unfortunately, the client made a statement to the police upon his arrest, and admitted that he had stabbed the victim, tied him up and left him in the bath tub. Jessica argued a hybrid defense of self-defense and insanity, explaining to the jury that the client had a long documented history of severe mental health issues and abuse and he truly believed that he was under attack when he took those violent actions; he believed that he was defending his own life.

The police alleged that the client was in a vehicle that dropped off another man to sell narcotics to a buyer who ended up being a confidential informant. The police detained and searched the client, on that basis, and claimed they found Heroin in his pocket. Jessica filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence, and upon review of the Motion, the prosecutor dismissed the case. Thereafter, Jessica filed a Motion to return the client’s property to him and it was granted. The police were ordered to return the client’s cell phone and cash to him.

The alleged victims claimed that the client and her friend pushed their way into their home with a gun in hand, demanding a television. One of the alleged victims could not remember what happened so the prosecutor did a motion for the jury to hear that alleged victim’s original statement to the police. Jessica objected and, after a full hearing and testimony of the alleged victim, the Judge agreed with Jessica and the statement was not admitted. The prosecution then reduced the charge to Burglary with a Battery and offered probation. However, the client chose to take the case to trial. Jessica was able to track down and obtain a cell phone video of the crime from a neighbor which proved the client was merely present for the crime but did not actually commit a crime.

The client was a security guard, desperate to keep his record clean. The alleged victims claimed that they knew the client and recognized him as he entered their home, with another man, both armed and demanding cash. They also claimed that the two ran away while witnesses tried to catch them. Jessica was able to show the prosecutor inconsistencies in the victim’s and witness’s accounts of what happened, as well as medical records that the client was physically unable to run due to a medical condition. Thereafter, Jessica filed a Motion to have the client’s property returned to him and it was granted. The police were ordered to return the client’s firearms, cell phone and cash to him.

The client and his wife were accused of violently attacking a young woman just outside of her home. Jessica was able to highlight the inconsistencies in the alleged victim’s story and show the jury that she was lying. Jessica argued that the alleged victim was a junkie who owed the client money and was trying to pay him with sexual favors; this caused an altercation between the client’s wife and the alleged victim and the client merely defended himself when he got caught in the middle.

The client scored almost 10 years at the bottom of the guidelines and the State would not go any lower than 7 years in prison with the previous attorney. The client hired Jessica, after spending almost 2 years in jail waiting for a resolution on the case. Within a few months, Jessica was able to negotiate this deal.

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