Notable Results

A client arrested for second-degree murder was indicted only on manslaughter after extensive pre-indictment investigation by the defense. At trial, the defense presented a self-defense claim and impeached the State’s eyewitnesses with their own inconsistent statements, and the jury acquitted.

A client charged with third-degree rape was found not guilty at a bench trial after the defense exposed contradictions in the complainant’s testimony.

A client charged with two counts of molestation of a juvenile had given a false confession during a mental-health crisis. After intensive fact investigation, the defense demonstrated that the confession was unreliable. The client pled to filing a false police report and successfully completed probation.

A juvenile client was charged in adult court with second-degree murder. Before indictment, the defense aggressively investigated the incident, developed a self-defense case, and presented it to the District Attorney. The District Attorney chose not to prosecute, pretermitting the case before the grand jury.

A client charged with second-degree murder pled before trial to accessory after the fact after the defense aggressively litigated discovery and the State’s obligations to disclose Brady material. The client was released with credit for time served.

A client charged with principal to second-degree murder on a drug-distribution theory was never indicted after the defense conducted extensive investigation and presented its findings to the District Attorney.

A client charged with aggravated assault with a firearm had the case dismissed before trial after the defense investigated the incident and developed a self-defense claim. A related civil suit against the client was also closed.

A client was wanted on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary. The defense undertook extensive investigation, and after the client turned himself in, the District Attorney pretermitted the case before the grand jury.

A client was arrested for computer-aided solicitation of a minor. After defense investigation, the District Attorney declined to prosecute, and the client was never charged.

A client was arrested for vehicular homicide, first-degree vehicular negligent injuring, and related charges. After extensive fact and mitigation investigation by the defense, the client pled to negligent homicide and was sentenced to probation with no jail time.

A client facing a 30-count drug and firearm bill of information pled guilty to two counts of possession of oxycodone after prior counsel promised a probated sentence, and was instead sentenced to consecutive five-year prison terms. The firm was retained to challenge the plea, and the court of appeal vacated both convictions and sentences for ineffective assistance of counsel. The client then pled to time served.

A client was serving a life sentence for second-degree murder. The firm secured a favorable recommendation from the Pardon Board, the Governor granted commutation of the sentence, and the firm then won parole before the Parole Committee. The client was released from prison.

A client pled guilty to one count of aggravated incest and was sentenced to ten years based on the erroneous advice of trial counsel. The firm was retained for post-conviction relief. After an evidentiary hearing at which nine witnesses testified that the plea rested on the advice of ineffective counsel, the trial court vacated the plea and granted the client a new trial, and the court of appeal upheld that ruling.

A client was convicted of second-degree murder by a non-unanimous 11-1 jury verdict. The firm was retained after trial. After the U.S. Supreme Court held non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional in Ramos v. Louisiana, the conviction was vacated, and the client pled no contest to manslaughter, avoiding the mandatory life sentence the murder conviction carried.

A client charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a firearm was acquitted by a jury, but the trial judge called the jury back and changed the verdict. The firm was retained after trial, and the Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously reinstated the not-guilty verdict.

A client was arrested for one count of first-degree rape, one count of indecent behavior with a juvenile, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. After investigation and litigation by the defense, the client entered an Alford plea to one count of cruelty to a juvenile and received a two-year suspended sentence with one year of probation.

A client faced three cases in two parishes, with charges including attempted second-degree murder, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, aggravated assault with a firearm, intimidating a witness, terrorizing, and domestic abuse battery by strangulation. After investigation and aggressive litigation, the defense reached a global resolution of all three cases. The attempted murder, firearm, assault, intimidation, and terrorizing charges were dismissed before trial, and the client pled to a single count of misdemeanor simple battery with a six-month suspended sentence and one year of unsupervised probation.