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January 26, 2015
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 300 Sex Crime Victories, 38D Voyeurism Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. A. (DMC No. 8103)

REDUCED | FELONY VOYEURISM REDUCED to ATTEMPT Class 6 Open/Misdemeanor with PROBATION with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. A. (DMC No. 8103) (Maricopa Superior Court CR2008-101173): Mr. A. was accused of entering a Walgreen’s drugstore female restroom and looking underneath a bathroom stall into another stall which was occupied by a young woman. He was also accused of doing the same thing at a Safeway restaurant woman’s bathroom. He was eventually questioned at his home, and he admitted to both incidents. He was subsequently charged with 2 counts of Felony Voyeurism pursuant to ARS 13-1424A. We were able to have Mr. A. enrolled into therapy. Because of this, we were able to secure an offer to Attempt which was subsequently reduced to a Misdemeanor upon completion of Probation. He also did not have to serve any time in jail.

January 26, 2015
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 22 Child Molestation/Sexual Conduct With Minor Dismissals, 30 Indecent Exposure Dismissals, 30-32 Indecent Exposure Victories, 300 Sex Crime Victories, 38B Sexual Abuse Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. C (DMC No. 9750)

DISMISSED | CHILD MOLESTATION (DCAC), SEX ABUSE (DCAC) and FELONY INDECENT EXPOSURE – State v. Mr. C. (DMC No. 9750) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2010-006442): Mr. C. was a 61 year old man who lived across the street from a family who had a 6 year old daughter. He would often babysit the 6 year old daughter, who had emotional problems. She would often take off her clothes and dance naked in his living room and he would have to tell her to stop and immediately take her home to her mother. She would also walk into his bathroom when he would be urinating and try and look at his exposed penis. The girl’s father (who did not live with her or the mother) heard accusations from his daughter that she had been touched by Mr. C. He immediately contacted the Goodyear Police Department and an investigation was conducted on Mr. C.

We became involved and allowed him to be polygraph and voice stress analyzed by the Goodyear Police Department. Although his results were “truthful” on the tests, they still felt he was not telling the truth. Approximately 3 years later, Mr. C. was indicted and charged (long after he thought this issue was closed). His charges included Child Molestation under ARS 13-1410; Sex Abuse under ARS 13-1404; and Felony Indecent Exposure under ARS 13-1402. During our investigation we exposed many flaws in the Detective’s reports, and some out right falsities attributing statements to Mr. C.’s adult children. We also filed a motion to have the Grand Jury indictment remanded based upon these flaws. Just prior to the date of trial, the Deputy Maricopa County Attorney in charge of the case filed a Motion to Dismiss all charges. Originally, Mr. C. would have spent the rest of his life in prison if he were convicted of these charges.

August 25, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 600 Drug Crimes Victories, 86D Acquisition of a Narcotic Drug Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. Z (DMC No. 11158)

REDUCED | 11 COUNTS of ACQUISITION of a NARCOTIC DRUG/FACILITATION of ACQUISITION of NARCOTIC DRUG REDUCED to PROBATION with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. Z. (DMC No. 11158) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2012-124987): Mr. Z. was accused of taking a prescription pad that belonged to his wife (a Doctor), and using it to write prescriptions to himself for the drug known as “Norco”.  We were able to show that Mr. Z. had become addicted to this drug, and had subsequently enrolled in a treatment program and was no longer using this substance.  Along with a Mitigation Expert, we convinced the Prosecutor to offer a mere Facilitation charge, which included probation and no jail time.  Mr. Z. was originally facing multiple years in prison.

August 25, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 100S Animal Crime Victories, 800 Miscellaneous Crime Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. H. (DMC No. 8827)

NOT CHARGED | ANIMAL CRUELTY NOT CHARGED – State v. Mr. H. (DMC No. 8827) (Maricopa Police Department DR 09-02546): Mr. H. lived with his girlfriend in a house when she was deployed to Iraq.  He had several cats that were indoor/outdoor cats that would come and go through the window while he was living there.  For approximately 3 weeks before he moved out of the home, he had not seen the cats.  He would go back periodically to the vacant home to see if the cats had come to eat cat food and drink water, which was left by the kitchen counter.   He eventually stopped returning to the house.  Roughly 1 month later, as the mortgage company entered the house to do an inspection and put a new lock box on the door prior to foreclosure, the cats were found dead inside of the house.  The Maricopa Police Department attempted to accuse Mr. H. of Animal Cruelty and Neglect, and we were able to convince the Pinal County Attorney’s Office to not file charges.

August 25, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 300 Sex Crime Victories, 38B Sexual Abuse Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 69 Robbery Dismissals, 69-70A Robbery Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Ms. L (DMC No. 8845)

DISMISSED | 2 COUNTS of SEX ABUSE/ATTEMPTED ROBBERY – State v. Ms. L. (DMC No. 8845) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-180326, CR2008-104879): Mr. L. was suffering from undiagnosed mental issues when he walked behind the counter of a store inside of the Phoenician Resort as an employee was counting money.  He grabbed $250 and attempted to leave.  In a second case, he walked into the leasing office of the apartment where he resided, and reached out and touched a Leasing Agent’s breast two separate times.  He was ultimately arrested and charged with 2 counts of Sex Abuse and 1 count of Attempted Robbery.  After sitting in custody for 5 months with his previous attorney, we were hired by his father.  Within 90 days we were able to have a psychological evaluation conducted on Mr. L., and we held a Hearing pursuant to “Rule 11”.  The judge agreed with us that Mr. L. was not competent to stand trial, and all charges were dismissed and he was released from custody.

 

August 22, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 24 Child Pornography Dismissals, 24-25A Child Pornography Victories, 300 Sex Crime Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. C (DMC No. 8906)

DISMISSED | 10 COUNTS of SEXUAL EXPLOITATION of a MINOR/CHILD PORNOGRAPHY DISMISSED– State v. Mr. C. (DMC No. 8906) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-006836): Mr. C. was a 67 year old grandfather who was home when the police raided his house.  They claimed that they had obtained information that Child Pornography was downloaded to a computer within the house.  Mr. C. invoked his right to remain silent, and his wife and grandkids (who lived with him) were interviewed.  Mr. C.’s wife stated that Mr. C. was suffering forms of dementia and that he “did not listen to her”, and she believed he downloaded the images.  He was ultimately charged with 10 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor (Child Pornography) which carried a minimum sentence of 100 years of “day for day” prison time.  Due to various flaws in the case, combined with securing Mr. C.’s medical records, we eventually filed for a “Rule 11” Competency Hearing.  Charges were dismissed based upon Mr. C.’s lack of competency. We also secured assurances from the County Attorney’s Office that if Mr. C. was restored to competency, they would not refile charges.

August 22, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 29 Sexual Assault Reduced, 300 Sex Crime Victories, 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 71-72A Kidnapping Victories, 72 Kidnapping Reduced, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. B (DMC No. 9995)

REDUCED | 2 COUNTS SEX ASSAULT/KIDNAPPING REDUCED to ATTEMPT with 3.75 YEARS in PRISON – State v. Mr. B. (DMC No. 9995) (Maricopa County Superior Court 2010-139697): Mr. B. was drinking at a party when he went into another room with a young lady.  There was a second young lady who was passed out on the bed next to them.  He was accused of digitally penetrating the first girl with his finger, before she left the room.  It was then alleged that he went over and had sex with the other girl who was unconscious on the bed.  Because he was accused of not originally letting the first girl leave immediately, he was also charged with Kidnapping along with Sex Assault regarding both women.  He was originally facing 20 to 48 years in prison (day for day), and we were able to present mitigation regarding Mr. B.’s addiction to alcohol.  We eventually secured a sentence to 3.75 years “soft” in prison, in which Mr. B. was released after 2 years and 11 months.

August 22, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 79H Aggravated Harassment Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. A. (DMC No. 7769)

AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT REDUCED to class 6 open/Misdemeanor with ZERO DAYS in JAIL – State v. Mr. A. (DMC No. 7769)  (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-175166): Mr. A.’s ex-wife secured a valid Order of Protection against Mr. A. she called the police on him when he appeared in her back yard after he had been drinking.  Once he was placed under arrest it was discovered that he had five previous arrests for violating that same Order.  He was ultimately charged with Aggravated Harassment.  Each and every time he had been drinking, he was trying to see his children.  After he enrolled in some counseling and had stopped drinking, we convinced the Prosecutor to reduce the charge to a class 6 “open”, which allowed Mr. A. to earn a misdemeanor at the completion of probation.  In addition, no jail time was imposed against Mr. A.

August 22, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 79H Aggravated Harassment Victories, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Mr. M. (DMC No. 7744)

AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT REDUCED to class 6 open/(Misdemeanor at sentencing) with ZERO DAYS in JAIL  – State v. Mr. M. (DMC No. 7744) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-101360): Mr. M. was a well known jazz artist in the City of Phoenix who had been going through fairly high profile divorce.  An Order of Protection was issued from his ex-wife prohibiting him from contacting from her.  He was accused of contacting her multiple times by text and by leaving voice mails.  Due to prior misdemeanor Domestic Violence convictions, Mr. M. was charged with Aggravated Harassment. We were able to show the Prosecutor in court that his ex-wife was using these charges as a tactic to gain an advantage in their custody battle.  He was offered a class 6 “open” felony which was reduced to a misdemeanor immediately at sentencing.  He received zero days in jail.

August 22, 2014
Posted on Author By dmcantor Categories 500 Assault / Violent Crime Victories, 55 Felony Aggravated Assault Reduced, Case Victories, Maricopa County Superior Court Victories

State v. Ms. L. (DMC No. 7484)

2 COUNTS AGGRAVATED ASSAULT DANGEROUS (shot victim two times) REDUCED to PROBATION with 6 MONTHS of DEFERRED JAIL – State v. Ms. L. (DMC No. 7484) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2007-120124): Ms. L. and her children’s father were having an argument, when she retrieved a gun and went outside of her residence.  The children’s’ father then came out, and a struggled ensued in which he was shot twice.  Because the baby’s father had a history of domestic violence, and due to the fact that he gave inconsistent statements, we were able to secure an offer from the Prosecutors Office to probation.  We ultimately convinced the judge to defer the 6 months jail term that was imposed, and when Ms. L. successfully completed probation she was not required to do any jail time.  She was originally facing 10 to 30 years in prison if she was convicted on both charges.

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