Case Results

Armed robbery charges reduced, Probation with no criminal record

A St. Louis County man was charged with Robbery 1st Degree and armed criminal action after allegedly walking into a drug store, brandishing a weapon, and demanding all the money. The robbery charge carried a minimum ten year sentence and the armed criminal action carried a minimum three year sentence.  To complicate matters, the incident was captured on video and our client made a partial confession. We were able to persuade the judge that there was much more to the story than meets the eye and to reduce our client’s bond. After getting our client out on bond, we picked apart the State’s case and spent a year going back in forth with the prosecution. Ultimately, we persuaded the prosecutor to dismiss the ACA charge and to allow our client to “blind plea” (meaning the judge decides) to a reduced robbery charge. After presenting the court with the progress our client had made since being released on bond, the judge agreed to give him an SIS (Suspended Imposition of Sentence) probation. As a result, client will not have a felony conviction on his record.

.14 BAC DWI dismissed day of trial

A St. Louis man was accused of DWI after allegedly swerving, failing all field sobriety tests, and blowing a .14 on a breath test machine. Attorney Brian Cooke filed a motion to suppress the results of the breath test. Through a careful cross examination, we were able to show that the officer had failed to follow state regulations when administering the breath test and did not know how to perform the field sobriety tests correctly. As a result, the judge ruled that the breath test was inadmissible at trial. The state made an offer for a reduced charge which our client turned down. On the day of trial, the prosecutor dismissed the case. We also won the DOR license hearing. As a result, our client was able to walk away with completely clean record.

Possession of Methamphetamine: Not Guilty

A Jefferson County woman was charged with possession of methamphetamine after police claimed that they found methamphetamine in her bedroom, as well as numerous items of paraphernalia and meth-making chemicals throughout her home. To complicate matters, the police claimed they found our client hiding right next to where the meth was found. During the trial we were able to create reasonable doubt by undermining the credibility of the officers involved. The jury returned a quick not guilty verdict.

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Practice Areas

  • Assault Charges
  • Drug Charges
  • DWI Charges
  • Fraud Charges
  • Weapons Offenses
  • Sex Offenses
  • Murder
  • Juvenile Offenses
  • Domestic Violence
  • Probation Violations
  • Stealing Charges
  • Traffic Tickets