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Armed Robbery defendant released in Montgomery County.

Attorney Raquel Smith obtained an unsecured personal bond for her client facing conspiracy charges involving first degree assault and armed robbery. During the bond hearing, Ms. Smith convinced the Montgomery County Judge to release the defendant under the supervision of the County’s Pre-Trial Services Unit while awaiting her trial.

Annapolis Judge Finds Client NOT GUILTY.

Attorney Raquel Smith obtained NOT GUILTY verdicts for her client who was facing possible revocation of her Maryland driver’s license. During closing, Ms. Smith pointed to crucial case law which bolstered defense counsel’s assertion that her client was INNOCENT of the charges she was facing. As a result, her client received NO POINTS on her Maryland driving record.

Murder Defendant’s Statement to Police Thrown out of Court in Montgomery County.

Mr. Jezic convinced a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge to suppress his client’s statement given to homicide detectives after his arrest on First Degree Murder. The judge cited multiple grounds for his ruling.

Mr. Jezic presented a 17-page Memorandum of Law in support of his many arguments that Montgomery County detectives had violated his client’s rights. The Defendant testified at the hearing. The eight-day jury trial is set for July.

Husband Found Not Guilty of seriously assaulting his wife.

Attorney David Wooten convinced a Montgomery County judge to acquit his client of allegations of domestic violence. During her direct examination, the defendant’s estranged wife appeared to be an innocent victim seeking justice. She described a brutal attack, involving multiple punches to the face, choking, biting, and kicking. Her father also testified that he saw blood pouring from his daughter’s face shortly after the fight. However, Mr. Wooten’s thorough cross examination exposed the truth of the wife’s vindictive, false allegations. She even admitted that she filed criminal charges 41 days after the incident because someone told her that it would help get her husband deported. The “Not Guilty” verdict not only helped Wooten’s client avoid deportation, it also saved the client from the stigma of a criminal record, allowing him to continue his career in nursing.

Drug charges thrown out at trial table.

Attorney David Moyse gets drug charges dismissed as case was being called for trial. Moyse told the prosecutor that his case would be a trial early in the day, and all of the police officers came to court with the necessary evidence. However, Moyse cited an old case to point out a technical flaw in the State’s case. Right as trial was set to begin, the prosecutor realized that the State would lose on this technicality and dismissed all charges.

Attorney David Moyse convinces District Court Judge to throw out case.

In March 2014, Attorney David Moyse was able to convince a judge to completely dismiss assault charges against his client. The client, a permanent resident, faced loss of his Green Card if convicted of the domestic assault. The prosecutor made a generous offer to reduce the charges and plea to a lesser crime, but Moyse and his client decided to go to trial – and win a complete acquittal of all charges.

Judge Finds Defendant Driver Responsible for Accident Based on Post-Accident Conversation.

Maryland Personal Injury Attorney Jonathan Carroll represented a client who was rear-ended. The responsible party claimed that Mr. Carroll’s client backed into him while he was stopped. During the course of the trial, Mr. Carroll forced the responsible party to admit that after the accident when the two drivers spoke, the responsible party did not obtain an address or insurance information from the person he claimed had just backed into him. The Court found in favor of Mr. Carroll’s client on the basis that the responsible party could not have believed Mr. Carroll’s client was at fault. If the responsible party thought Mr. Carroll’s client had actually been at fault, he would have obtained his address and insurance information. There were no eye witnesses to this accident.

Insurance Company Compares Severity of Car Crash to a Sneeze, Personal Injury Attorney Jonathan Carroll and Court Disagree.

At trial, the Defense hired an engineer to testify that a rear end collision that pushed the Plaintiff’s car several feet forward exerted no more force on the Plaintiff’s head and neck than a simple sneeze. Maryland Personal Injury Attorney Jonathan Carroll called the defense out for trying to use science to support this nonsensical argument. In refuting the engineer’s expert analysis, Carroll pointed out that accounts by both drivers as well as medical records demonstrated that this crash involved a significant impact. Carroll also pointed out that the engineer’s factual basis was flawed: the engineer had never actually inspected either car involved in the crash, he had not spoken to either driver and he had not seen the medical records that showed that an injury had occurred. After that, Carroll pointed out that this engineer worked primarily for insurance companies and that he was not an impartial witness.

Ultimately, the Court awarded the Plaintiff his full medical bills as well and an additional amount to compensate him for his pain and suffering. This is just another example of what injured car accident victims are up against in Maryland. If you have questions about your case, please do not hesitate to contact Maryland Personal Injury Attorney Jonathan Carroll

Montgomery County Prosecutors Dismiss Shaken Baby Charges shortly before Jury Trial.

In January, 2014, Mr . Jezic’s client received the great news for which he had been praying for over one year – after two postponements of a two-week jury trial, prosecutors finally decided that all felony child abuse charges against his client should be dismissed in full, three weeks before trial.

The decorated military man was accused of having a hand in multiple broken bones in his baby’s body. The prosecution indicated that it was ready to take the case to a jury trial two previous times, over a course of over one year. But after two defense postponements, the prosecutors belatedly decided that they should dismiss all charges against the father of two, who had never been arrested in his life.

The prosecutors were relatively mum on their reasons, but what is crystal clear is that the client will have the charges totally erased, and he can put this long, dark nightmare behind him, and focus on being the great father he always was.

Prince George’s County Jury Acquits Jezic’s Client.

After a four-day jury trial and seven hours of deliberations, a Prince George’s County jury acquitted Mr. Jezic’s client of all counts regarding a series of sex offenses. Mr. Jezic’s four-hour cross examination of the victim proved to be vital.

Attorney Raquel Smith handled many of the defense witnesses during the aggressive defense presentation. In all, the defense called over 12 witnesses, attesting to the defendant’s stellar character. Despite some very damaging evidence against Mr. Jezic’s 46 year-old client, the jury found him not guilty on all counts.