assault

A client was breaking up a fight between his sister and his girlfriend. In the melee, his girlfriend stumbled backward and fell. In the fall, her neck landed on the exposed root of a maple tree, causing serious injury and permanent paralysis. The client was charged with assault. At trial, we were able to convince […]

Client was arrested and charged with sexual assault when his girlfriend was injured and taken to the hospital. The police interviewed the girlfriend the next day and told her repeatedly that she had been sexually assaulted (which she never said). Months later, we were able to find out that Health and Human Services had interviewed […]