Actual Case Results
Results that made headlines
62+ documented outcomes — not-guilty verdicts at trial, outright dismissals and felonies reduced to infractions. These are real cases from the Law Office of Marc S. Kohnen.
Verdicts That Made the News
Results with the TV coverage to prove them — tap a thumbnail to watch.
Penal Code §273(a) and §12022.95
Child Endangerment Causing Death
Child Endangerment Defense →▶ Watch the news coverageProbation — District Attorney argued for 8 years prison
PC §245(a)(1) with §12022.7 allegation
Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Personal Infliction of Great Bodily Injury
Violent Crime Defense →▶ Watch the Branch verdict coverageThe Full Story →NOT GUILTY verdict at trial — self defense
Drug Crimes
Title 21, U.S.C. §952 and §960
Importation of Methamphetamine and Cocaine to the United States
Drug Crime Defense →All charges dismissed
Health & Safety Code §11359/11360
Possession and Transportation of Marijuana for Sales
Drug Crime Defense →All charges dismissed
Health & Safety Code §11550(a)
Under the Influence of a Controlled Substance
Drug Crime Defense →All charges dismissed
Penal Code §11350/11351
Possession of Cocaine and Ecstasy for Sale — defendant caught with multiple kilos of cocaine and 1,000 ecstasy pills
Drug Crime Defense →No jail time
Health & Safety Code §11359 and §11360
Possession and Transportation of Marijuana for Sale
Drug Crime Defense →All charges dismissed
Health & Safety Code §11359 and §11360
Possession and Transportation of Marijuana for Sale
Drug Crime Defense →Felonies reduced to a single misdemeanor
Health & Safety Codes §11350, §11351 and §11352
Felony Drug Transportation and Possession for Sales
Drug Crime Defense →All charges dismissed
Health & Safety Code §11359/11360
Possession and Transportation of Marijuana for Sales
Drug Crime Defense →All charges dismissed
Health & Safety Code §11173(a) and Penal Code §459
Felony Prescription Fraud and Burglary
Drug Crime Defense →Reduced to a single misdemeanor conviction
Theft Crimes
Hundreds of Penal Code §484 misdemeanor petty-theft cases resulting in dismissal of all charges.
Penal Code §484 with prior
Petty Theft with a Prior Theft Conviction
Theft Defense →Reduced to trespassing; early probation termination and expungement granted
Penal Code §487(a), §530.5(a), §471 and §470(d)
Grand Theft of over $230,000, Identity Theft, Forgery
Theft Defense →Settled for plea reduceable to misdemeanor — no jail
Penal Code §487(a)
Grand Theft of over $14,000
Theft Defense →Civil compromise — no criminal conviction
DUI Offenses
VC §23152(a) and §23152(b)
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
DUI Defense →Multiple NOT GUILTY verdicts at trial
VC §23152(a) and §23152(b)
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
DUI Defense →Dismissed upon motion to suppress
VC §23153(a)/(b) with PC §12022.7 and VC §23578
DUI with Personal Infliction of Great Bodily Injury
DUI Defense →Negotiated — no jail time
VC §23152(a)/(b), HS §11377(a)
DUI with a Prior DUI Conviction and Possession of Cocaine
DUI Defense →Cocaine and prior DUI dismissed; prevailed on writ of mandate after DMV wrongfully attempted a 10-year license suspension
VC §23152(a), §23152(b) and §20002(a)
DUI with Hit and Run
DUI Defense →Settled for reckless driving; all other charges dismissed
VC §23153(a), §23153(b) and §20002(a)
Felony DUI and Hit & Run
DUI Defense →Reduced to a misdemeanor with probation
Burglary Crimes
Child Endangerment
Penal Code §273(a) and §12022.95
Child Endangerment Causing Death
Child Endangerment Defense →▶ Watch the news coverageProbation — District Attorney argued for 8 years prison
Vandalism Crimes
Violent Crimes
Penal Code §187
Murder — First Degree
Violent Crime Defense →Negotiated plea to accessory after the fact; credit for time served
Penal Code §187
Murder — Second Degree
Violent Crime Defense →Negotiated plea to involuntary manslaughter — probation
PC §245(a)(1) with §12022.7 allegation
Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Personal Infliction of Great Bodily Injury
Violent Crime Defense →▶ Watch the Branch verdict coverageNOT GUILTY verdict at trial — self defense
PC §69, §22810(g)(2), §148, §12022(b)(1)
Resisting an Executive Order, Use of Tear Gas Against a Peace Officer, Resisting Arrest
Violent Crime Defense →NOT GUILTY verdict at trial — self defense
Penal Code §245(a)(4)
Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Violent Crime Defense →Settled for PC §415 — misdemeanor disturbing the peace
Penal Code §245(a)(1)
Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Violent Crime Defense →Settled for PC §415 — misdemeanor disturbing the peace
Penal Code §245(a)(1) with a firearm
Felony Assault with a Gun
Violent Crime Defense →All charges dismissed prior to trial
Penal Code §211 ×5 and §245(a)(1) ×5
Robbery and Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Knife) — 5 alleged victims
Violent Crime Defense →Plea to a single charge with probation
Sex Crimes
Penal Code §647(j)(2) — 88 counts
Unlawful Video Recording of Undressed Persons Without Their Knowledge
Sex Crime Defense →No jail; no sex-offender registration required
Penal Code §288 — 12 counts
Felony Lewd Acts with a Child Under 14
Sex Crime Defense →Hung jury at trial; plea bargain for no jail time
Penal Code §288
Felony Lewd Acts with a Child Under 14
Sex Crime Defense →Reduced to a single misdemeanor — no jail, no sex-offender registration
Domestic Violence
Many Penal Code §273.5 and §243(e)(1) arrests resulting in no charges filed and/or no conviction.
Hit & Run with Injury
Drunk in Public & Other Offenses
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