Case Results

Client was charged with Domestic Assault 1st Degree after being accused of attempting to kill or cause serious physical injury to his spouse. Client was also a prior and persisent offender, with priors for Domestic Assault 2nd Degree and harassment second degree. Client faced 10 years to thirty years or life as a prior and persistent offender and would have had to serve 85 percent of any sentence if convicted as charged. On the eve of trial, the prosecutor agreed to a reduced charge and 120 shock incarceration, instead of a lengthy prison sentence.

A St. Louis man was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a weapon, tampering second degree and resisting arrest after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen vehicle which was spike stripped. A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed an automatic weapon and bag with numerous drugs inside. At the preliminary hearing, Attorney Brian Cooke forced the officer to admit that he hadn't seen the defendant touch the drugs, that they were in a bag closest to another passenger, and that he couldn't say for certain that the defendant knew the drugs were inside the vehicle. On the day of trial, the State agreed to dismiss the felony charges of Possession and UUW and allowed the defendant to plead to 4 days time served on the misdemeanor charges.

A St. Louis County woman was charged with DWI after allegedly failing all filed sobriety tests and blowing a .12 on a breath test. We were able to persuade the prosecutor to reduce the DWI to careless and imprudent driving based on issues with the testing and mitigation we presented on behalf of our client.

A St. Louis man was charged with second offense DWI after being found unconscious in the drive through lane at a fast food restaurant. After being arrested, client blew a .169, twice the legal limit for alcohol. Attorney Brian Cooke was able to suppress the breath test from evidence due to issues with the mandatory 15 minute observation period. As a result, the prosecutor dismissed the DWI on the eve of trial and client pled to a minor traffic violation with a fine.

Client was on felony probation for domestic assault and witness tampering. While on felony probation client was arrested and convicted of felony possession of a controlled substance. Although the state sought revocation based on the new convictions, attorney Brian Cooke was able to persuade the judge to discharge the defendant from probation. As a result, our client is at home with his family instead of sitting in prison.

A St. Louis man was charged with Assault 1st degree and Armed Criminal Action, after allegedly shooting at his neighbor. During our investigation, we were able to show that the neighbor had likely attacked his mother, that it was impossible for him to have actually shot at the neighbor and instead only fired a warning shot in the air. Our client pled to a reduced charge of unlawful use of a weapon, recieved unsupervised probation, and will not recieve a felony conviction so long has he completes probation.

Client was charged with Assault 2nd degree and Felony Leavin the Scene after allegedly intentionally hitting a golf cart and then hitting the occupant, who had tried to stop him from leaving. During our investigation we uncovered that the alleged victim had thrown beer bottles at our client's car, threatened his family with a gun, and assaulted passengers in the vehicle. We persuaded the state to agree to unsupervised probation on a midemeanor and as a result our client will not recieve a conviction on his record.

A St. Louis County Man was charged Domestic Assault 2nd Degree after allegedly assaulting his wife during an altercation. Through plea negotiations we were able to persuade the prosecutor to ammend the felony to a misdemeanor.

Client was charged with Assault Third Degree after allegedly punching and headbutting a man during an altercation. Based on issues with the evidence we were able to negotatiate the felony down to a misdemeanor with a suspended imposition of sentence with two years probation. As a result, our client will not recieve a conviction on his record.

A Maryland Heights man was accused of DWI after allegedly evading police, failing all field sobriety tests, blowing over the legal limit on a PBT, and refusing a breathalyzer at the station. We were able to persuade the prosecutor to drop the DWI to a careless and imprudent because of issues with the administration of the field sobriety tests and the fact that our client was an immigrant and faced possible deportation if convicted. In addition, Client's one year revocation for refusing a breathalyzer was dropped based on arguments we made regarding a language barrier.