Client charged with seven counts of robbery 1st and three counts of attempted murder in a 2011-12 home invasion and unrelated gas station robbery. With ten prior felonies, the client faced life without parole in prison.
Clark Stewart was able to get the changes reduced to robbery 2nd and attempted assault 1st allowing for a 25 year sentence, five years over the absolute minimum possible. Client will be eligible for parole in 13 years.
The following is a ‘quick and dirty’ summary of the provisions of the pretrial diversion bill which has passed the Senate and is now in the House. This is a 20 page piece of legislation, with many specifics which had to be omitted from the summary in order to keep it short enough to be… Continue Reading
In certain circumstances you can get probation. It comes down to a case by case scenario. For example, if you’ve been charged with theft of property and have no prior criminal record, you’re likely to receive an offer of probation. On the other hand, if you have several prior felony convictions, you’re probably not getting… Continue Reading
Youthful Offender is a term given to any person convicted of a crime for which they could receive prison. Youthful offender is designed to protect a young adult’s future from difficulties such as criminal background checks that come with a conviction. A youthful offender or Y.O. record is sealed under lock and key, and… Continue Reading
Client was charged with Theft First, a felony. He had two prior felony convictions which increased the time he would have to serve in prison to 15 years. Clark was able to get his sentenced reduced to 2 years in prison, but with jail credit he only has to serve one year!… Continue Reading
Client was charged with Theft of Property Second, a felony. He was facing a minimum year in prison. After several months of negotiation we were able to obtain unsupervised probation for two years! Client will not have to report to anyone for supervision, but he must stay out of trouble.… Continue Reading
Client was arrested and charged with four counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substance for selling narcotic medications. He was facing a minimum 12 year prison sentence. Video surveillance was poor as to two of the cases, and were thus dismissed after lengthy negotiations. The remaining two cases were plead to six months of drug… Continue Reading
Client, an immigrant from the middle east, possessed a valid green card. During a raid of his roommate’s room he was asked questions by officers that he didn’t understand due to the language barrier as well as his fright. He was arrested and charged with Obstructing Governmental Operations – a misdemeanor. Because he was not… Continue Reading
First and foremost, I’m not an immigration attorney. I’m not familiar with the finer details of immigration law any more than a dentist is familiar with heart surgery! If, after reading this article, you feel you need to talk to an immigration attorney I’d be glad to refer you to a few I trust. The… Continue Reading
Many times a possession case is made after a traffic stop. Be it a busted tail light or an expired tag, or even rolling through a four-way stop, there are several ways a cop can justify pulling over a vehicle. In most of the possession cases I have handled there is a carload of passengers.… Continue Reading