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Charge: Drug Trafficking
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma County
Outcome: Dismissed

After being pulled over with enough fentanyl to sustain a drug trafficking charge, my client faced ten years in prison. He had no criminal history and a long, established record of being a productive member of society and positive role model for teenagers. The fentanyl was a reaction to things that had gone very wrong in his life – and a mistake he owned up to.

Together, we created a strategy of building mitigation and seeking the help he needed. As a result of the client’s efforts and my negotiations, he received a deferred sentence (no conviction), even though trafficking fentanyl is one of the most severely prosecuted drug crimes in Oklahoma. The judge even acknowledged she had never seen a plea agreement that good on a fentanyl trafficking case. After a couple years of probation, the case was dismissed.

Charge: Domestic Assault & Battery
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma County
Outcome: Dismissed

While in the preliminary stages of a divorce, my client’s wife would often become intoxicated and start physical altercations with him. One night, while intoxicated, she assaulted him in their garage. Though my client never hit back, she sustained injuries from falling down drunk. Her solution? She called the police and accused him of beating her.

In the blink of an eye, my client was arrested, taken out of his home, and prohibited from seeing his children. Due to the (false) criminal charges, he also lost his job. I was able to obtain evidence showing my client had never assaulted her – that she had fabricated the entire story. I presented the evidence to the supervising prosecutor and got the case completely dismissed. Since then, my client has been able to restore his reputation and his relationship with his kids, while also fighting back in the divorce.

Charges: Assault & Battery on Police Officer Assault with a Dangerous Weapon
Jurisdiction: Canadian County
Outcome: Probation

This client had a long criminal history, and had been in and out of prison multiple times. With this charge, he was facing a prison sentence anywhere from ten years to life. His charges were aggravated since he was accused of assaulting a law enforcement officer. I fought the case at a preliminary hearing, showing inconsistencies in the witnesses’ testimony. While we weakened the prosecution’s case in the courtroom, I also created an intense mitigation strategy for my client, including much-needed help to address many of the problems underlying his criminal behavior.

My client’s extensive criminal history made him ineligible to receive probation under Oklahoma law. But with tactful negotiations, a strong courtroom case, and an impressive amount of mitigation, I was able to convince the prosecutor to waive the prison requirement. My client was allowed to stay free and continue to provide for his family on probation.

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