Attorney Green Beats a Three Strike Case at the Preliminary Hearing

Nov. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- On October 3, 2011, attorney Dan Green from the Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong, APLC, based out of San Diego, California represented his client on a third strike case with prior domestic violence felonies. At the preliminary, attorney Green employed an unusual but successful move when he called to the witness stand the client’s parole officer, who happened to be the alleged victim’s close personal friend as well.

Judge Webber said that she found the defense witness “very credible, “ and that in her mind, she could not even determine if the client was anywhere close to the alleged victim when she sustained her injuries.

Judge Webber went on to dismiss the entire complaint, ignoring the San Diego District Attorney Leonard Trinh’s strong objections to her ruling. This was an amazing conclusion, beating three strikes cases at the preliminary hearing are extremely rare events and don’t happen that often.

The state of California is one of the states that have the “three strikes” law. Under the “three strikes law,” any defendant who has two prior “violent” felony convictions can be sentenced to 25 years to life on a third conviction. For many defendants, they can be subjected to the three strikes law even if their third offense isn’t that serious, nonetheless they are still sent to prison because of their previous “two strikes” on their record. If Mr. Green had not been successful at the preliminary hearing, his client could have taken a very different path and faced 25 years in prison instead of walking away a free man.

San Diego criminal defense attorney Dan Green is not only a dedicated attorney, but he is innovative as well. He will pull out all the stops when defending his client’s legal rights and will stop at nothing to help them achieve the most favorable case result possible.

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The Law Offices of Kerry L. Armstrong, APLC is proud to represent the residents of San Diego, California. Their firm provides dedicated and unwavering service to clients facing all types of criminal charges ranging from minor theft crimes, to sex crimes, drug crimes and even violent felonies. Whether you are facing state or federal charges, they will leave no stone unturned when defending your legal rights. Law enforcement are prone to mistakes, and if there was an error anywhere in the chain, they will search for it, all the while looking for any mitigating circumstances that might paint you in a more favorable light. To learn more about your defense options, contact a member of their legal team by calling (619) 234-2300 or visit their website at http://www.sandiegodefenselawfirm.com.