Results
Client with his community of innocence, Denver, 2024.
Representative Cases
Won reversal in appeal based on erroneous exclusion of defense evidence under the rape shield statute
(Colorado Court of Appeals, 2024)
Acquittal at jury trial on charges of sexual assault with force
(Boulder County, 2022)
Acquittal at jury trial on multi-co-defendant charges of sexual assault with force
(Boulder County, 2022)
Won 35(c) petition for post-conviction relief – securing client’s release after 10 years of wrongful imprisonment
(Denver, 2022)
(Denver, 2022)
Dismissal of charges of child abuse
(Grand County, 2022)
(Grand County, 2022)
Won two 35(c) post-conviction challenges for convictions obtained in violation of a client’s constitutional rights for failure to advise on immigration consequences
(Denver and Arapahoe County, 2022)
(Denver and Arapahoe County, 2022)
Declination to file charges, allegations of sexual assault on a child
(Douglas County, 2022)
(Douglas County, 2022)
Acquittal at jury trial on charges of theft from an at-risk adult
(Weld County, 2020)
(Weld County, 2020)
Dismissal of charges of domestic violence
(Boulder County, 2020)
(Boulder County, 2020)
Dismissal of charges of sexual assault with force, based on pre-trial investigation
(Larimer County, 2019)
(Larimer County, 2019)
Jury trial in forgery case resulting in a conviction but reversed on appeal by the Colorado Court of Appeals
(Adams County, 2016)
(Adams County, 2016)
Acquittal at jury trial on charges of felony vehicular eluding, based on alternate suspect
(Adams County, 2016)
(Adams County, 2016)
Acquittal at jury trial on charges of sexual assault with force
(Adams County, 2015)
(Adams County, 2015)
Acquittal at jury trial on charges of felony theft
(Adams County, 2014)
(Adams County, 2014)
Dismissal of charges of child abuse based on a violation of defendant’s constitutional rights
(Adams County, 2013)
(Adams County, 2013)
Appeals
People v. Abu-Nantambu-El, 2019 CO 106
People v. Orton, 22CA1999 (COA, 4/11/2024) (unpublished)
In The News
Two Men Acquitted In Boulder Sex Assault Case
Two men accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2019 were acquitted following a eight-day trial.
DA Dismisses Remaining Charge In Boulder Sex Assault Case
Prosecutors have dismissed the remaining charge against a man accused of sex assault following a trial in which the defendant was found not guilty on two other counts.