STATE V. GILLEN CASE NO.: 07-CF-0012 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Aggravated Battery
Maximum Sentence: 15 years in state prison
Case Result: Not Guilty Verdict.
*Mr. Gillen is a free man.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 07-5741 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Marijuana
Judge: Timmerman
Mandatory Minimum: 3 years in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 15 years in state prison
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*The Defendant did not cooperate with law enforcement. She is a free woman.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 07-02459 (Pasco)
Charges: Aggravated Child Abuse
Maximum Sentence: 5 years in state prison
Case Result: Case was no filed and dismissed based upon our investigation.
*Name of the defendant was changed since he was completely innocent of the charges. He is a free man.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 08-015394 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Carrying a Concealed Weapon on an Airplane
Case Result: Case was no filed and dismissed based upon our investigation.
*Name of the defendant was changed since she was completely innocent of the charges. She is a free woman.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 04-CF-2415 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Two Counts of Sexual Battery on a Minor
Maximum Sentence: 60 years in state prison and lifetime sexual offender label
Case Result: Case was no filed and dismissed based upon our investigation.
*Name of the defendant was changed since he was completely innocent of the charges. He is a free man.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 06-CF-9350 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Forcible Sexual Battery and False Imprisonment
Maximum Sentence: 20 years in state prison
Case Result: Case was no filed and dismissed based upon our investigation.
*Name of the defendant was changed since he was completely innocent of the charges. He is a free man.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 06-162-B (Miami-Dade)
Charges: Two Counts of Sexual Battery of a Minor
Maximum Sentence: 30 years in state prison and a sexual offender designation
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*He is a free man.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 06-CF-18087 (Miami_Dade)
Charges: Lewd & Lascivious Exhibition
Judge: Newman
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*He is a free man. Criminal Record Successfully Expunged.
STATE V. DOE CASE NO.: 96-CF-13451 (Miami-Dade)
Charges: Possession of a Firearm
Motion: Motion to Convert Felony Disposition to a Misdemeanor Disposition
Judge: Ward
Case Result: Our legal motion was granted nine years after the original felony conviction despite the fact that the motion itself did not exist until we created it and presented it to the court. We created the motion to allow our client to clear himself of the state felony criminal conviction and apply to be a police officer.
*Misdemeanor carrying a concealed weapon disposition entered. The Defendant’s criminal record was then successfully expunged. He is now a Miami police officer.
STATE V. FELIX CASE NO.: 05-CF-1409 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin
Judge: Lopez
Mandatory Minimum: 15 years in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 45 years in state prison
Case Result: Case dismissed.
*Case dismissed by Judge Lopez after a hearing upon our Motion to Suppress Evidence and Motion to Dismiss Case and corresponding legal argument. Mr. Felix is a free man.
STATE V. FELIX CASE NO.: 03-CF-1688 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Violating Probation for Conspiracy to Traffic in Heroin
Judge: Lopez
Sentencing Guidelines: 13 years in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 30 years in state prison
Case Result: Court dismissed the violation based upon our legal motion to dismiss the underlying offense (see above).
*Mr. Felix is a free man.
STATE V. HUDSON CASE NO.: 07-04725 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Conspiracy to Traffic in Marijuana
Judge: Timmerman
Mandatory Minimum: 3 years in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 15 years in state prison
Case Result: 275 days work release followed by probation.
STATE V. LAMAR CASE NO.: 07-021226 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon
Judge: Battles
Mandatory Minimum: 3 years in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 5 years in state prison
Case Result: Probation.
*The Defendant did not cooperate with law enforcement.
NEW YORK V. FERREIRAS CASE NO.: 2003-155 (State of New York)
Charges: (A1) First Degree Cocaine Trafficking
Judge: Supreme Court Judge Buscalia
Sentencing Guidelines: Fifteen years to life in New York State Prison
Maximum Punishment: Life
Case Result: A below guideline sentence of probation.
STATE V. VELEZ CASE NO.: 04-CF-15298 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Attempted First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery
Judge: Tharpe
Mandatory Minimum: 20 years in state prison (10/20/Life Statute)
Maximum Sentence: 35 years in state prison
Case Result: Attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery charges all dismissed. Cased reduced to misdemeanor charge of unlawful discharge of a weapon.
*Mr. Velez received all credit for time served and now is a free man.
STATE V. BARFIELD CASE NO.: 01-CF-11271 et al (Hillsborough)
Charges: Eighth Violation of Community Control and Probation
Judge: Behnke
Minimum Mandatory: 15 year suspended sentence in state prison
Maximum Sentencing: Over 200 Years
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*The case was dismissed on the legal grounds of a discovery violation. After a full “Richardson” discovery violation hearing, Mr. Barfield was cleared of all charges, including the fifteen (15) year suspended sentence, and released from state custody.
STATE V. GLASSER CASE NO.: 05-CF-14279 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Burglary of a Dwelling and Grand Theft
Judge: Battles
Sentencing Guidelines: 22 months in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 20 years in state prison
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*Complete dismissal of all felony charges. Mr. Glasser is a free man.
STATE V. ANDERSON CASE NO.: 05-CF-21552 et al (Hillsborough)
Charges: Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Sell, Delivery of Cocaine, Delivery of Cocaine, Possession of Cocaine
Judge: Fuente
Sentencing Guidelines: 45 months in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 51 years in state prison
Case Result: A below guideline sentence of 366 days prison.
*Including his credit for time served, Mr. Anderson served slightly less than four months of his actual sentence for three separate felony cases. Mr. Anderson did not cooperate with law enforcement.
STATE V. BLAIR CASE NO.: 04-CM-1742 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphanelia
Maximum Sentence: Two years in state prison
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*Mr. Blair, a national recording artist and musician who performed at the 2004 Democratic Convention, received the diversion program. On this matter, Mr. O’Brien worked as local counsel to nationally recognized criminal defense attorney Richard Sharpstein of Miami, Florida.
STATE V. LLERAS CASE NO.: 03-CF-11051 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Burglary of a Dwelling, Grand Theft, Dealing in Stolen Property, Providing False Information to a Pawnbroker
Judge: Barbas
Sentencing Guidelines: 38.7 months in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 50 years
Case Result: A below guideline sentence of probation.
STATE V. GONZALEZ-SUAREZ CASE NO.: 93-CF-5789 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Possession of Stolen Property and Grand Theft
Maximum Sentence: 10 years in state prison
Case Result: Case Dismissed. Mr. Gonzales-Suarez is a free man.
STATE V. BURDETTE CASE NO.: 03-CF-2777 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Fourth Violation of Probation
Judge: Battles
Sentencing Guidelines: 21 months in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 5 years in state prison
Case Result: Case Dismissed. Mr. Burdette is a free man.
STATE V. DIAZ CASE NO.: 04-CF-13351 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Attempted First Degree Murder and Armed Robbery
Judge: Tharpe
Mandatory Minimum: 20 years state prison (10/20/Life)
Maximum Sentence: Life in state prison
Case Result: A below guideline sentence of one year of community control followed by a term of probation.
STATE V. EUELL CASE NO.: 03-CF-4370 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Robbery
Judge: Ficarrotta
Sentencing Guidelines: 24 months in state prison
Maximum Sentence: 15 years in state prison
Case Result: A below guideline sentence of probation.
STATE V. PARSONS CASE NO.: 04-CF-7455 (Hillsborough)
Charges: Attempted First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery with a Firearm
Judge: Battles
Mandatory Minimum: 20 years in state prison (10/20/Life Statute)
Case Result: Attempted First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery counts were dismissed and the case was reduced to aggravated assault.
STATE V. LEASURE CASE NO.: 04-CM-201214 (Hillsborough)
Charge: DUI
Judge: Thomas
Case Result The DUI charge was dismissed and the case was reduced to reckless driving.
STATE V. VICTORERO CASE NO.: 08-CF-10027 (Miami-Dade)
Charges: Grand Theft
Judge: Marin
Maximum Sentence: 5 years in state prison
Case Result: Case Dismissed.
*A Violation of Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against Police. Mr. Victorero is a free man.
STATE V. RIVERA CASE NO.: 96-CF-41169 (Miami-Dade)
Charges: Probation Violation – Burglary and Grand Theft
Judge: Prescott
Maximum Sentence: 10 years in state prison
Case Result: Violation Dismissed.
*Case Dismissed. Mr. Rivera is a free man.
STATE V. RODNEY CASE NO.: 01-CF-29787 (Miami-Dade)
Charges: DUI Manslaughter (2 counts) & Vehicular Homicide
Judge: Trawick
Maximum Sentence: 45 years in state prison
Case Result: Credit time served.
*Mr. Rodney is a free man.
STATE V. SHENG CASE NO.: 2986DOV (Miami-Dade)
Charges: Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Damage
Judge: Bloom
Case Result: Judgment of Acquittal at Trial.
*Case Dismissed. Mr. Sheng is a free man.
