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DRIVING RELATED VICTORIES |
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People v. Nanjappa (Manslaughter, Felonious Driving,Leaving the Scene of an Accident) |
Mr. Nanjappa was labeled as a careless killer, driving a yellow corvette with reckless abandon, leaving a child alone and in a car seat, on the highway. The media attacked from the start, so we fought back. He was NOT GUILTY on all counts!.
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People vs. Hines (Drunk Driving Causing Death)
6th Circuit Court Pontiac |
Mr. Hines was charged with Drunk Driving Causing Death, a fifteen year felony. I got the charges reduced to a Misdemeanor and Mark was sentenced to four months in jail, followed by four years of probation.
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People v. Garrison (Reckless Driving)
47th District Court Farmington Hills |
In this case, the witness for the prosecution exaggerates his story tomake Mr. Garrison look like an insane driver. Using a miniature model of the school parking lot and video of actual traffic, I was able to secure a Not Guilty jury verdict.
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People v. Gary (Throwing Projectiles/Reckless Driving)
48th District Court |
Two girls claimed Gary damaged their car by throwing pennies at their car. An in-court demonstration at trial showed their stories were ridiculous. NOT GUILTY
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People v. Hullet (Drunk Driving and Driving While License Suspended)
35th District Court Plymouth |
I attacked the reliability of a breath test to show that it could have indicated a legal amount of alcohol. I also showed a jury that Elizabeth should not be held criminally responsible for a clerical error regarding her license. She was found Not Guilty on both counts.
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People v. Highley-Mader (Drunk Driving)
44th District Court Royal Oak |
After a .13 reading on the breathalyzer, I knew this case would look bad. After securing an expert witness and thouroughly attacking the credibility of a State Trooper named Huggins, a jury found her Not Guilty. The jury foreman later said the trooper could not be trusted.
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People v. Golden (Drunk Driving)
48th District Court Bloomfield Hill |
Another case where Trooper Huggins' credibility is destroyed. This time the Judge declares Trooper Huggins testimony to be unreliable, due to his past actions. The breath test was thrown out and Cheryl was able to plea to a civil infraction of Careless Driving!
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People v. Edwards (Drunk Driving)
46th District Court Southfield |
This case took two trials to finally reach justice. With a breath test reading of .15, Mr. Edwards was found Not Guilty.
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People v. Ott (Operating Uner the Influence of Drugs)
51st District Court Waterford |
Jeannette was driving her granddaughter home from the doctor's office. Her daughter put the car in gear while Jeannete was outside of the car. The cops said Jeannette was high and a danger. She was NOT GUILTY.
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People v. Baumgartner (Drunk Driving Causing Death) |
View the video in the link for details.
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People v. Ware (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs
and Possession of Marijuana)
44th District Court Royal Oak |
Facing two charges, this client eventually walked away with no convictions. This result may not have been achieved without a pretrial motion.
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People v. Bendle (Drunk Driving)
52-3 District Court Rochester Hills |
This was a battle of experts, where the doctor for the Defense showed that Mr. Bendle's breathalyzer reading was wrong, due to acid reflux. Mr. Bendle was found Not Guilty.
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People v. Jones (Drunk Driving)
52-3 District Court Rochester Hills |
In the same court with the same prosecutor as the above case, I showed that jury that Rita Jones swerved to avoid hitting an animal, and the jury agreed. Ms. Jones was found Not Guilty.
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People v. Tringalli (Boating Under the Influence)
51st District Court Waterford |
This case was dismissed after Opening Statements at trial. Although the breathalyzer read .10, the prosecutor realized it was a tough climb.
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People v. Westcott (Drunk Driving
and Leaving the Scene of an Accident)
52-3 District Court Rochester Hills |
Bill was arrested and charged by two different jurisdictions. Because of the Leaving the Scene charge being baseless, it was dismissed. This resulted in a dismissal of the OUIL charge, due to double jeopardy.
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People v. Malega (Drunk Driving)
52-2 District Court Clarkston |
Rob nearly hit a sheriff's car and blew a .09 on the breathalyzer. After finding there was an in car dash cam that was not turned on, and hearing the arresting officer lie, the jury found Rob Not Guilty.
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People v. Pung (Drunk Driving)
52-3 District Court Rochester Hills |
A lying officer and his failure to conduct the breath test properly helped me show a jury that the .12 reading was false, leading to another verdict of Not Guilty.
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People v. "Julie" (Drunk Driving) |
A polygraph and my own datamaster breathalyzer helped to convince a prosecutor and a police commander that the breath test results from the arrest were not accurate. The Operating While Intoxicated charge was dismissed.
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Domestic Violence Charges |
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People v. Spiller (Domestic Violence)
51st District Court |
Her story was a lie from the beginning. All throughout his marriage, Jason was insulted by his wife for being unemployed. She even physically assualted him years before she made this accusation. I was able to show that Sherry and her son were lying. Jason was found NOT GUILTY!
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People v. Betzdolt (Domestic Violence)
41B District Court Mt. Clemens |
Jason's ex-wife came over to pick up their son. The problem was that she tried to break into the home, and had her punk boyfriend with her. They both lied to police, and Jason was charged with Domestic Violence. He was found NOT GUILTY.
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People v. Oray (Domestic Violence)
48th District Court Bloomfield Hills |
In a very ugly family dispute, Henry is given a choice. He must either agree to a divorce under his wife's terms, or sit in jail. Henry chose to go to trial. NOT GUILTY
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People v. Atkins (Assault)
52-2 District Court Clarkston |
To view the details click the link
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Child Protective Services |
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Child Protective Services v. Ebony Nelson |
Ebony was under the gun, and Child Protective Services was on a mission to take away her child and label her. Dan Ambrose made sure that didn't happen.
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People v. "Ernie" (Domestic Violence) |
Ernie was in an impossible position. His wife was cheating on him, and attacked him physically. His kids could free him but he didn't want them traumatized on the stand. He was found NOT GUILTY by a jury.
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Drug Crime Allegations |
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People (California) v. Glover (Distribution of Cocaine) |
Anthony was facing 22 years, and ended up entering a plea to a simple Misdemeanor, and was sentenced to probation. This was after a trial resulted in a hung jury.
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People v. Aaron (Possession of Marijuana) |
Aaron was charged with possessing drugs, even though he was in jail! Dan Ambrose showed that it was his step-father who set him up and called the police anonymously. NOT GUILTY.
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People v. Thompson (Possession With Intent To Deliver) |
After the jury heard that Larry had Marijuana, $6,000, and a scale in his home, it might look impossible for Larry to escape a felony charge. Dan Ambrose showed the jury that the money was legitimate, and that the government seized the money with no reason. The jury found him NOT GUILTY of a felony.
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People v. Battistel (Possession With Intent To Deliver) |
The police found ten ounces of marijuana in Will's bedroom after executing a search warrant. Although difficult, Dan Ambrose questioned the prosecution's expert and convinced the jury that the marijuana, even this much, was just for personal use. NOT GUILTY of a felony.
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SEX CRIME ALLEGATIONS |
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People v. Stough
(7 Counts of First Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct) |
This case was truly a nightmare example of mistreatment by every level of personnel in the criminal justice system, including Mr. Stough's first defense attorney. After Dan Ambrose stepped in, the tide started to turn, until a jury finally brought justice, NOT GUILTY.
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People v. Lee(Indecent Exposure) |
After an alleged victim brands Joe Lee as a pervert who exposed himself to her, and a cop calls him a liar, Dan Ambrose was Joe's only hope for redemption. Mr. Ambrose showed that the witness embelleshed her story, and that Joe could not have done what he was accused of. NOT GUILTY .
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People v. Kirby (Criminal Sexual Conduct) |
Accused of forcing himself on his roommate, Mark was facing a tough challenge, especially after lying about having sex with her. It took the jury six hours, but they finally found Mark NOT GUILTY!
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People v. Koester (Criminal Sexual Conduct)
6th Circuit Court Pontiac |
Michelle Cooper tells police she was sexually assualted by the man who's job it is to protect her. Mr. Koester never waivers in fighting these false allegations. He is found NOT GUILTY.
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WEAPONS CHARGES |
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People v. Austin (Possession of a Firearm While Intoxicated) |
Seven times Mr. Austin was ready to go to trial. He never took an offer to drop the case if he did three months of unsupervised probation. Dan Ambrose showed that the police didn't do the slightest work to see if he was intoxicated. NOT GUILTY!
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People v. "Mike" (Felony Firearm and Felonious Assault) |
Mike had no idea that coming home and protecting himself and his girlfriend from an unknown man would result in a SWAT team visiting his apartment. He was found NOT GUILTY
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ACCUSATIONS OF VIOLENCE |
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People v. Thomason (Assault and Battery)
52-2 District Court Clarkston |
For defending against someone pushing his mother, Tommy ended up falsely accused by people looking to get his money. Their lies were exposed. NOT GUILTY.
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People v. Furton and Young (Assault)
51st District Court Waterford |
After Fred suffered a fractured orbital and sixty stitches, he and Curt were charged with assault. Both would never be involved if they were not standing up for an abused child. Both were found NOT GUILTY and I also won a civil suit against the same liars.
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People v. Smith and Williams (Home Invasion) |
Louis Smith and Gary Williams were falsely accused of Home Invasion I. The maximum penalty was LIFE. Both acquitted after one week of trial. The assistant Oakland County Prosecutor quit the office after this loss.
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People v. Ruddy (Resisting an Officer/Disordery Conduct) |
Mr. Ruddy was thinking creatively about running a business, but quickly became the accused when a mother didn't like that her son was paid money to work. Police and Corrections harrasment could not stop Mr. Ruddy from being found NOT GUILTY.
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People v. Mayles (Home Invasion, Felony Firearm, Felonious Assault) |
Rob was facing a two year minimum mandatory sentence and a five to fifteen year prison sentence. After a hung jury, Dan Ambrose was able to secure a probation sentence.
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People v. Frank and Julius Pawlicha (Malicious Destruction of Property) |
Frank and Julius were not going to allow their neighbors to continue to ignore the law by allowing their weeds to keep growing into Frank and Julius' lawn, which would eventually kills the roses they were growing. Some weed pulling soon turned into the neighbor's outlandish claims that they the Pawlichas destroyed their fence. The case was DISMISSED.
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