Federal judge grants defense motion to strike government's notice of intent to seek the death penalty against client in MS13 RICO Conspiracy and VICAR prosecution
Client charged with selling firearms without a license sentenced to probation
Federal jury acquits client of 21 out of 22 counts in complex conspiracy, bank & wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft case despite testimony of two cooperating witnesses.
Client charged in major cocaine distribution conspiracy receives no jail time after case was successfully negotiated down to possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit rules in our client's favor deciding that Hobbs Act Robbery DOES NOT qualify as a "crime of violence" to trigger career offender enhancement under the current federal sentencing guidelines.
United States v. Richard Green
996 F.3d 176 (4th Cir. 2021)
Not guilty verdict for client charged with animal cruelty after defending herself against an aggressive pit bull.
Entire 22-count indictment for drug and firearm offenses dismissed after circuit court judge granted motion to suppress based on violation of defendant's Fourth Amendment rights.
First-degree murder and firearm offense convictions resulting in a Life sentence reversed after appellate court found trial court erred in admitting evidence of client's post-arrest silence in violation of the Fifth Amendment.
Raekwon Griffin v. State of Maryland
Appellate Court of Maryland
2025 WL 2741385
Obtained TWO separate appellate reversals in Maryland Appellate Courts for same client. Court of Special Appeals vacated client's first-degree felony murder conviction and remanded for a new sentencing on remaining convictions. After client was re-sentenced, we appealed again and the Maryland Court of Appeals ultimately vacated an unlawfully imposed 80 year sentence.
Darryl Nichols v. State of Maryland
Supreme Court of Maryland
461 Md. 572 (2018)
Five federal clients' sentences recently reduced to time served after showing underlying medical conditions made each of them especially vulnerable to COVID-19
United States v. Damien Riley
856 F. 3d 326 (4th Cir. 2017)
Michael Hall v. State of Maryland
233 Md. App. 118 (2017)
George Johnson v. State of Maryland
228 Md. App. 391 (2016)
Delford Barnes v. State of Maryland
437 Md. 375 (2014)