State: Virginia
Court: Circuit Court for Lancaster County
Case Name: Commonwealth v. T.C.
Judge: Talifero
Trial Date: September 2009
Co-counsel: Jud Collier
Result: Not Guilty – All Counts (Jury Verdict)
Comments: Complainant was only 6 years old. Defense challenged competency due to suggestion, but the court permitted the child to testify. Cross examination established the unreliability of the allegations.
State: Delaware
Court: Superior Court for Sussex County
Case Name: State v. R.P.
Judge: Graves
Trial Date: December 2009
Co-counsel: Kate Aaronson
Result: Not Guilty – All Counts (Jury Verdict)
Comments: Allegations of spousal rape that were made along with allegations of child sex abuse during a divorce case.
State: Pennsylvania
Court: Court of Common Pleas for Allegheny County
Case Name: Commonwealth v. Donald H. Stettner
Judge: Sasinoski
Trial Date: March 2010 (16-day trial)
Co-counsel: Timothy Lucas
Result: Not Guilty – All 7 Counts (Jury Verdict)
Comments: Adopted son accused his father of anally raping him 600 times between ages 9 and 17. He also accused his natural mother of sexual abuse. Mother was originally charged, but she accepted a plea for a suspended sentence and agreed to testify against husband.
State: Pennsylvania
Court: Court of Common Pleas for York County
Case Name: Commonwealth v. R.Z.
Judge: Kennedy
Trial Date: August 2010
Co-counsel: Jerry Lord
Result: Not Guilty – All Counts (Jury Verdict)
Case Comments: Allegations of sexual abuse of the teenage daughter of our client’s girlfriend made when the relationship ended. Along with many photographs, defense presented testimony of independent witnesses who observed the interaction with the complainant and our client.
State: Maryland
Court: Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County
Case Name: State v. T.S.
Judge: North
Trial Date: September 2010
Co-counsel: Charlotte Weinstein
Result: Not Guilty – All Counts (Jury Verdict)
Case Comments: Father accused of abusing his 2 teenage daughters at the same time. There was no medical evidence to support the allegations. Pediatrician and therapist testified for the defense. Allegations arose during a divorce case and only after the children were sent to Florida to visit the wife’s family.
State: Virginia
Court: Circuit Court for Suffolk County
Case Name: Commonwealth v. D.H.
Judge: Eason
Trial Date: October 2010
Co-counsel: Melinda Glaubke
Result: Not Guilty – All Counts (Jury Verdict)
Case Comments: The complainant was only 4 years old. The judge found her testimony unreliable and did not permit her to testify. The prosecution proceeded without the child’s testimony, attempting to rely on our client’s purported statement to the police.
State: Maryland
Court: Circuit Court for Baltimore City
Case Name: State v. B.E.
Judge: Not Assigned
Trial Date: December 15, 2010
Co-counsel: Charlotte Weinstein
Result: Entered Nolle Prosequi on morning of trial
Case Comments: Defense pointed out that the charges were inconsistent with the (i) police investigation, (ii) statements made to the social worker and (iii) the grand jury presentation. Case dismissed when a detailed letter questioned prosecutorial ethics and threatened federal involvement.
State: Vermont
Court: Superior Court, Washington Criminal Division
Case Name: State v. D.F.
Judge: Not Assigned
Trial Date: January 6, 2011
Co-counsel: Lisa Shelkrot
Result: Dismissed prior to trial
Case Comments: The Complainant was a special-needs student who had been transported by our client. His lack of credibility was established when the investigation showed that he had made previous unfounded complaints against others.
State: Pennsylvania
Court: Court of Common Pleas for York County
Case Name: Commonwealth v. G.Z.
Judge: Kelley
Trial Date: February 9-11, 2011
Co-counsel: Autumn Walden
Result: Not Guilty – All Counts (Jury Verdict)
Case Comments: Our client was gay. He was accused of groping a much bigger and stronger 17-year old athlete in the locker room of a public gym. Testimony from the prosecution’s own witnesses contradicted not only the complainant but also each other.
