Read the News 12 Article Read the Daily News Article Attorney Troy A. Smith represented Curtis Batchelor on a brutal cold case murder in which Mr. Batchelor was charged with First Degree Murder and First Degree Rape. In May 1999, Elsa Grullon was raped and murdered in her Bronx apartment. At autopsy, DNA swabs were…
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On December 18, 2018, a Bronx jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY fully acquitting my client, JAKWON RAMOS, of charges of Murder in the Second Degree, Manslaughter in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Mr. Ramos was arrested on October 5, 2015, for the shooting death of…
Read More1. 1. Criminal Charges: Robbery In Second Degree Client charged with Robbery in the Second Degree Class C Felony mandatory minimum 3 1/2 prison – alleged robbery of can driver in White Plains NY-video surveillance established cab driver misrepresented the facts. Criminal Case Result: All charges dismissed
Read More1. 1. Criminal Charges: Firearm Trafficking Client convicted in Manhattan Southern District of NY for trafficking 35 firearms that were stolen by others in pawn shops in Georgia and South Carolina in which client transported guns on multiple trips from South Carolina. Client’s federal sentencing guidelines range was 37-46 months in federal prison. Criminal Case…
Read More1. 1. Criminal Charges: Sale of drugs to an undercover police officer. Client indicted on Felony sale of drugs to an undercover police officer. After presenting extensive mitigation on behalf of the client (no criminal record), Attorney Smith successfully negotiated a plea to a misdemeanor charge of Criminal Facilitation Criminal Case Result: Sale of Drugs…
Read More1. 1. Criminal Charges: Aggravated Driving under the Influence of Alcohol Police Report: Client charged with Aggravated Driving under the Influence of Alcohol, a Misdemeanor -Client totaled her car on the West Side Highway. Client had a BAC of .21. Attorney Smith negotiated a plea to Driving With ability impaired, a violation not a crime…
Read More1. 1. Criminal Charges: Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree All charges dismissed against client charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree under CPL 265.01 Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree: ALL CHARGES DISMISSED
Read MoreOn April 1, 2015, a Bronx jury returned a full acquittal finding Dale Robertson NOT GUILTY of Murder in the Second Degree, Manslaughter in the First Degree and Manslaughter in the Second Degree. On paper, it looked like Dale Robertson had no shot. The prosecution would offer evidence that Mr. Robertson’s DNA was found in…
Read MoreA Bronx jury acquitted Dale Robertson of murder charges from the 2006 murder of Stacey Inman. Inman’s body was beaten and stuffed in a garbage bag and left by the Rosewood Playground. Police later picked up Robertson – who admitted to occasionally smoking marijuana with Inman and having sex with her – in 2009 after…
Read MoreFeb 2015-Bronx jury full acquittal Robbery in the First, Second Degree and Grand Larceny Charges. Earlier this week A Bronx jury fully acquitted Bronx Robbery Attorney Troy A Smith’s client finding him NOT GUILTY of Robbery in the First Degree, Robbery in the Second Degree, Robbery in the Third Degree and Grand Larceny Charges. The…
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