Case Results

Client and girlfriend had an argument and he slapped his girlfriend, threatened to kill her, grabbed his girlfriend by the neck, and obstructed her airway until she was about to lose consciousness. She sustained a large red bruise on the right side of her neck. The victim contacted our o?ce and we assisted her in executing a waiver of prosecution as she did not want to testify against her boyfriend. Ultimately, the charges were not filed.

Client was observed driving and colliding with a city bus and left the scene of the accident. Police caught up with the client’s vehicle and when they stopped the vehicle and opened the door, client was impaired to the extent that he fell out of the vehicle. Due to the client being too impaired, he was unable to perform the field sobriety exercises and he did not provide a breath sample. Ultimately, we had the case transferred out of the regular trial division and transfer into Veterans Court since client was a veteran of the armed forces and was honorably discharged. After he completed the terms and conditions of Veterans Court, all charges were dismissed.

Client was arrested after he broke into a hotel room and battered an acquaintance. Client repeatedly punched the alleged victim and caused several lacerations to his hand. This case is a first degree felony, punishable by 30 years in prison, and the Client scored a mandatory prison sentence. The prosecutor initially offered a prison sentence and Mr. Hager set the deposition of the alleged victim. The alleged victim was nowhere to be found and a Motion to Compel the State to provide the witness for deposition was filed. The prosecutor agreed to resolve the case for a non-prison sentence and offered Client four years' probation.

Client's ex-girlfriend turned manipulative after a breakup. As a result, she decided to make false allegations of domestic battery and file a corresponding petition for restraining order based on same facts and alleged incident. Mr. Schwartz was able to establish that the "victim" lacked credibility and got the criminal case dismissed. In addition, Mr. Schwartz was able to get the petition for restraining order dismissed and the client was able to avoid a record that a permanent restraining order would have caused.

Client was arrested after his wife contacted the police and stated that Client pushed her and caused her to spill hot water on her, thus causing a burn. Police arrested Client and subsequently wife filed a restraining order against him due to this incident. Mr. Hager set the wife for deposition and she appeared to be very untruthful. Eventually, Mr. Hager convinced the wife to drop all charges against Client in the criminal case and also to dissolve the temporary injunction against him. The prosecutor was shown a copy of the wife’s deposition and the case was eventually dismissed due to her being untruthful.

Client was observed swerving and failing to maintain a single lane and driving on a flat tire. She was observed to have slurred speech, smelled of alcohol and admitted to having several drinks of vodka. Client performed poorly on the field sobriety exercises and had a breath test result of .137/.135.

Client was stopped for speeding and investigated for driving under the influence. Hewas told to keep his hands on the steering wheel while being detained and failed to do so while having a handgun in the car. He was ordered to exit the vehicle and did not obey the commands of the o?cer. He was forcibly removed and brought to the ground and was placed under arrest.

Client was seen by in store security concealing some tools. When approached, he became angry and tossed the merchandise away. Search incident to arrest revealed a small amount of drug residue in his pocket. Client was charged with petit theft, resisting officer with violence, possession of drug paraphernalia, and tampering with evidence. Mr. Schwartz was able to get charges reduced and have cases transferred to misdemeanor court, where client received no conviction for petit theft charge and got all other charges dismissed.

Police responded to a domestic violence complaint by the wife of our client. She told police that, after having an argument, her husband picked her up and forced her into the home, pushed her into one of the bedrooms, and grabbed her by the neck.