CHARGE: Murder 2nd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. D.V., the client was charged with Murder 2nd Degree after stabbing a classmate five times during a fraternity party at the University of Rochester. He faced life in prison if convicted. After conducting an extensive investigation and interviewing over a dozen witnesses, it became clear that this was a case of self-defense. During the trial several of the prosecution’s own witnesses testified to the defense’s theory of self defense. After an eight day bench trial, D.V. was found NOT GUILTY OF MURDER AND ALL LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES.
CHARGE: Attempted Murder
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. J.H., the client was charged with attempted murder of his long-time girlfriend after an extensive investigation by the New York State Troopers Bureau of Criminal Investigations. He faced up to 25 years in prison if convicted. The NYST pulled out all the stops on this case, conducting accident reconstruction, gunshot residue tests, lie detector tests and even enlisted a professional expert witness, Dr. Michael Baden (who testified in the OJ Simpson and Phil Spector trials). After conducting his own investigation, Mr. Nobles destroyed the credibility of Dr. Baden and the prosecution’s Gun Shot Residue expert. After a two week trial, the defendant was found NOT GUILTY, and exonerated on all charges.
CHARGE: Murder 2nd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY after THREE trials
In People v. B.A., the client was charged with the robbery and murder of a 15 year-old boy in the city of Rochester, he faced a potential life sentence. The prosecution based their entire case on a questionable eye-witness identification. At trial, Mr. Nobles called the credibility of the eyewitness into serious question. The first two trials resulted in hung juries. During the third trial, the prosecution’s case fell apart as Mr. Nobles presented two additional witnesses who contradicted the main witness and B.A. was finally ACQUITTED of the charge. Side note: A&E’s highly-rated justice series, Crime 360®, covered this case.
CHARGE: Murder 2nd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. E.N., the client was charged with Murder 2nd Degree. The District Attorney’s Office was certain of a conviction because they had a videotape of the crime as well as a written statement where the client claimed knowledge of and participation in the set up of the homicide. The client faced life in prison if convicted. After a week-long jury trial and only two and a half hours of deliberation, the jury found the client NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: Assault 3rd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. A.P., the client was charged with Assault 3rd Degree for engaging in a fight near East and Alexander Streets in the city of Rochester. The client faced up to one year in jail, or more likely three years of probation. After a two-day trial, the client and his co-defendant were found NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: Menacing 2nd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. L.G., the client was charged with threatening two off-duty police officers with a handgun at a local tavern. At trial Mr. Nobles exposed proof that the altercation was initiated by the officers and that the client was acting in self-defense. The jury agreed and found the client NOT GUILTY in very short order.
CHARGE: Menacing 2nd Degree
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
In People v. D.D., the client was charged with pulling a gun and threatening two salesmen at a local used car dealership. After conducting his own investigation into the case, Mr. Nobles discovered that things were not as they appeared. Both the salesmen had questionable pasts and were actually running a fraudulent sales promotion. When D.D. discovered that he was being cheated, he told them that he was going to report them to the Better Business Bureau. The salesmen then became irate and physically threatened the elderly client before he drew his pistol. Appropriately, the case was dismissed.
CHARGES: Resisting Arrest, Aggravated Licensed Operation of a Vehicle 3rd Degree (x4), Public Lewdness, Criminal Mischief 4th Degree, Reckless Endangerment 1st Degree, Possession of an Incendiary Device (bomb), and several other offenses
RESULT: DISMISSED TEN CHARGES, INCLUDING 3 FELONIES; PLED GUILTY TO ONE MISDEMEANOR
In People v. R.D., the client was suffering from mental illness and was being routinely harassed by the local police department. After two years of repeated court appearances fighting the case, the prosecution was finally convinced that most of the charges could not be proven or were procedurally defective. Ultimately, Mr. Nobles persuaded them to dismiss ten of the cases and reduce the 11th case to a misdemeanor, with time served (9 months).
CHARGE: Conspiracy 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance (x5).
RESULT: REDUCED PLEA
In People v. L.S., the client was charged, along with 18 other defendants, in a state-wide drug conspiracy. He was alleged by the NYS attorney’s office to be one of the principle players in the criminal enterprise and was facing up to 50 years in prison. Ultimately, after significant litigation and negotiations with the prosecutor, L.S. was offered five years in prison and was admitted into “shock camp” immediately. He expects to be released upon successful completion of that program (in about a year and a half from the the time of his sentencing).
CHARGE: Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree and Criminal Sale of Marijuana 1st Degree
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
In People v. U.R., the client was found in a car with over one pound of marijuana. The client was charged with Possession of Marijuana 2nd Degree and Criminal Sale of Marijuana 1st Degree, both felonies. The police also seized a large sum of cash and client’s vehicle. The case was dismissed by the Grand Jury and client’s vehicle and money were returned.
CHARGE: Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. A.A., the police responded to “shots fired,” and the client was found with a loaded handgun under the couch cushion where he was seated. The client was charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd Degree and faced one to four years in state prison. After a three day jury trial, client was found NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: Grand Larceny 4th Degree
RESULT: DISORDERLY CONDUCT
In People v. J.L., the client and four co-defendants were charged with stealing $15,000 worth of copper. After a brief investigation and several rounds of negotiations with the DA’s office, the client was offered a non-criminal disposition of a Disorderly Conduct and restitution of $2,636.
CHARGE: Robbery 2nd Degree, Assault 2nd Degree, and Grand Larceny 2nd Degree
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
In People v. M.H., the client was charged with Robbery 2nd Degree, Assault 2nd Degree and Grand Larceny 2nd Degree. The client faced a mandatory state prison sentence of three and a half to 15 years. The District Attorney’s Office failed to go forward with a preliminary hearing and the client was released from custody five days after his arrest. Under the counsel of Mr. Nobles, the client refused an offer to plead to a misdemeanor with one year in jail. Subsequently, the case was dismissed by the Monroe County Grand Jury, and the prosecution was prevented from going forward.
CHARGE: Petit Larceny
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. C.S., the client was accused of shoplifting at a local grocery store and charged with Petit Larceny. The incident was caught on tape and the security guard was an eyewitness. At trial, the tape was excluded for evidentiary problems, leaving only the security guard’s testimony. Upon cross-examination, it became clear that the guard had limited recollection of the events and his testimony was unclear. The client was found NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: Petit Larceny and Possession of Stolen Property
RESULT: DISORDERLY CONDUCT
In People v. D.F., the client was charged in her seventh shoplifting case in 10 years and was caught in possession of over $400 of stolen merchandise. After negotiations with the D.A. and the Judge, the client was allowed to plead to a Disorderly Conduct and avoid jail.
CHARGE: Grand Larceny 3rd Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. E.C., the client was charged with stealing nearly $15,000 from her former employer. At trial Mr. Nobles exposed the fact that the two were having a sexual relationship and that the employer had in fact gifted her some of the money and loaned her the rest. The employer admitted during the trial that he had claimed she stole the money so that his wife and children would not find out about the affair. The client was found NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: Robbery 1st Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. L.H., the client was already on parole for a bank robbery when he was charged with Robbery 1st Degree for stealing a car and cash from a dealership. If found guilty, he faced up to 25 years in prison, plus up to three more years on the parole violation. He was identified by two separate eye-witnesses. At trial, Mr. Nobles vigorously attacked the witnesses and exposed numerous inconsistencies between their prior statements to police and their testimony. The jury ultimately found the client NOT GUILTY after just a few hours of deliberation.
CHARGE: Rape 1st Degree
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
People v. J.K., the client was being investigated for Rape 1st Degree, and faced 25 years in prison if convicted. By conducting a more thorough investigation than the local police department, and interviewing over 10 witnesses, Mr. Nobles amassed an immense amount of information about the night in question. Through the investigation, it became clear that the alleged “date rape” was actually consensual sex. After sharing the defense’s evidence with the District Attorney’s Office, the case was dismissed by the Grand Jury without the client ever being charged or arrested.
CHARGE: Rape 1st Degree
RESULT: CASE DISMISSED
In People v. R.B., the client was charged with raping and robbing a classmate. He faced over 25 years in jail if convicted. After an investigation by the defense, it became clear that the alleged victim had made up the story to hide her own bad actions from her mother and the police. After requesting that the D.A. put two defense witnesses into the Grand Jury, the prosecution dismissed the case and R.B. was released from custody.
CHARGE: DWI
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. R.V., the client was charged with DWI after he had a motor vehicle accident and was found to have a BAC of 0.22 (almost three times the legal limit). During the bench trial, the District Attorney’s Office failed to prove that the client was operating the car and the client was found NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: DWI
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. P.F., the client was charged with speeding (70 in a 30), failure to maintain lane, and DWI. His breath test revealed a 0.14. At the hearing the test was thrown out and the officer’s credibility was called into question. A few months later at trial, the officer’s testimony varied so much from the hearing that the Judge found the client NOT GUILTY on ALL of the charges, even the speeding. His license was reinstated immediately.
CHARGE: DWI
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. G.F., the client was coming home from a work function when he was stopped for an expired registration and charged with DWI. Being in the United States on a working visa, his continued residency and employment required a full acquittal of the charges. After a two-day jury trial where the defense called the defendant and another witness who had picked him up from the police station, the jury found the client NOT GUILTY.
CHARGE: DWI
RESULT: DWAI
In People v. K.D., the client was charged with her second DWI and refusal to take the Breathalyzer test. Mr. Nobles was able to win the refusal hearing and keep her driving privileges throughout the case, an unusually good result. Ultimately, the client was allowed to plead to a lesser charge after a conference with the Judge and the D.A., another unusual result for a client with a prior DWI.
CHARGE: Hazing 1st Degree
RESULT: NOT GUILTY
In People v. J.S., the client was charged with Hazing 1st Degree as part of the RIT women’s rugby team that was accused of forcing recruits to drink alcohol. The party was discovered when one of the students became unresponsive and an ambulance was called. In total four people were taken to the hospital, thankfully they all made full recoveries. The D.A.’s Office was looking to make an example of the women and was not willing to plea bargain. Rejecting offers that would leave her with a criminal record, J.S. proceeded to trial with all four of her co-defendants. Mr. Nobles and the four other defense attorneys presented a unified defense which resulted in a NOT GUILTY verdict for all five defendants.
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