Case Results

Client charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the 1st degree. After we presented evidence that another person was the culprit and that our client had complied with the DSS investigation, the prosecutor agreed to dismiss all charges.Our client works in the medical field and a conviction of any sort would have been devastating to the client's career.

A St. Louis County man was charged with DWI after allegedly driving nearly 100 miles per hour and weaving in and out of traffic. The officer claimed our client was confused, smelled like alcohol, had slurred speech, and failed the first field sobriety and then refused the rest as well as beathalyzer. We forced the officer to admit that he wrote in his report that he smelled alcohol coming from the car, not our client's beath; that our client had a low voice and New York accent and the officer wore hearing aids because he couldn't low tones; that the field sobriety test was not conclusive; and that he told our client that an attorney would tell him not to take the breathalzer. The jury returned a not guilty verdict in less than 30 minutes.

Client was charged with felony possession of fentanyl after police found a large amount of fentanyl in a compartment of the car she was driving. During the preliminary hearing, attorney Brian Cooke forced the officer to admit that the drugs were in a non-obvious place, that the car didn't belong to her, and that he couldn't say for certain whether or not she knew the drugs were in the car. As a result, the case was dismissed.

Client was a teacher accused of kicking a student, causing physical injury. During our investigation we uncovered that the alleged bruise was actually a birth mark and that the allegation had been fabricated for the purpose of suing the school district. We presented this to the prosecutor who dismissed all charges against out client.

Client was on probation for shooting at or from a motor vehicle and faced a mandatory 15 year sentence if revoked. While on probation, Client was charged with felony Domestic Assault, Unlawful use of a Weapon, and Stealing after allegedly pistol whipping a paramour and stealing his phone. During a deposition, we picked apart the complaining witnesses' story and attacked his credibility. Shortly after the deposition, the prosecutor dismissed all charges. Furthermore, we were able to persuade the probation judge to reinstate our client's probation, thus saving her from a potential 15 year backup sentence.

A Missouri woman was charged with statutory sodomy after her daughter alleged that she had shown her pornography and touched her genitals. Attorney Brian Cooke assisted Phil Eisenhauer in the trial. During the trial, we put on evidence that the accuser had fabricated the story at the behest of the other parent to win an going custody dispute. Attorney Cooke also forced the state's CAC interviewer to admit that children are unrealiable and corroboration is important. On cross, the lead detective admitted that he conducted a forensic examination of our client's phone and laptop and there was no corroboration for the allegation. The Jury returned a not guilty verdict in just over one hour.

Client was charged with DWI after failing all field sobriety tests and blowing .12 on a breath test. We successfully challenged the breath test due to the officer failing to conduct a check of the mouth and conduct a 15 minute observation period. As a result, our client gets her license back and only had to pay a small fine on a reduced charge of reckless driving.

Client was charged with aggravated fleeing under Missouri's new Valentine's Law. Client was accused of taking police on a high speed chase in a manner that created a substanital risk of serious physical injury or death.  If convicted, client faced a mandatory minimum of one year in jail and up to ten years in prison as a prior and persistent offender. Attorney Brian Cooke was able to successfully persuade the prosecutor that there was not sufficient evidence to show a substantial risk of serious physical injury or death, as required by the statute. The charge was reduced to a misdeanor resisting arrest with 60 days, credit for time served.

A prominent St. Louis night club promoter was charged with Domestic Assault in the 2nd Degree, Domestic Assault in the 3rd Degree, and Stealing after a former girlfriend accused him of slapping her, choking her, and stealing her cell phone. During our investigation we gained access to her social media accounts which showed that she had no bruises on her neck, that she had fabricated the story becuase she upset about infidelity, and that she had committed felony property damage against our client's new girlfriend during the pendency of the case. We forced her to admit to all these facts during a deposition. Shortly therafter, the prosecutor dismissed all charges against our client.

A St. Louis woman was charged with felonies for participating in a group which allegedly assaulted and kidnapped a man. Subsequent to the assault, a co-defendant shot and killed the victim. At sentencing, attorney Brian Cooke persuaded the judge to grant probation and give the defendant a suspended imposition of sentence. As a result, our client will have no felony conviction so long as she sucessfully completes probation.