Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Recent Trials

CASE: State of Georgia v. Jerry Cantrell (10D-5746-5)
RESULT: (September, 2011) Four day jury trial on one count of Cruelty to Animals.  The jury deliberated for more than three hours, and returned verdict of NOT GUILTY.
FACTS: Client, who has loved horses all of his life, had an emaciated horse taken by Gwinnett County Animal Control.  The horse was extremely thin because the horse had an obstruction in his throat, which made it difficult to swallow food. Animal control nursed the orse back to health at a cost of about $2500, which the prosecutor thought was proof that my client was being intentionally cruel to the horse, despite the fact that my client was on a limited income of $600 a month.  In addition to the thin horse, animal control took three other horses,  which appeared fine.  Jury examined both the video and photos taken by Gwinnett County Animal Control before returning a unanimous NOT GUILTY verdict.  
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I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law. Since February 2000, I have represented more than two thousand criminal clients. I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals. There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience. I have tried more than two hundred major felony jury trials. I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials. In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials. I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings. Yet, I still have the energy at forty-five to serve my current clients. There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before. When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.