Recent Cases: Criminal Defense Attorney, Kevin J Stockstill
State of Louisiana vs. Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly, otherwise known as R. Kelly, a R&B Artists from Chicago was arrested and formally charged with a second-degree felony battery. Mr. Kelly was in town performing a concert. He went to a local health club and got involved in a fight with some members of the health club during a basketball game. R. Kelly and some of his body guards were charged. The members of the health club were seriously injured. We were members of the defense team that defended Mr. Kelly. After thorough investigation and trial preparation, the prosecution ended up reducing the charge from felony second battery to misdemeanor simple battery. A felony conviction would have seriously impacted Mr. Kelly’s career and recording contract.
State of Louisiana vs. Luther Campbell
Luther Campbell, otherwise known as “Luke Skywalker” was the lead singer in the rap band “2 Live Crew”. Mr. Campbell was in the Lafayette area performing a concert. The State of Louisiana brought formal charges accusing Mr. Campbell of a felony second degree battery. The prosecution contended that during the concert, a young woman climbed up on stage and Mr. Campbell grabbed her and threw her off of the stage whereupon she fell face first onto the concrete floor sustaining serious injuries. After an investigation, the defense learned that someone at the concert had secretly brought in a tape recorder and had taped the entire concert. After obtaining the video tape and viewing it, it became obvious that someone other than Mr. Campbell had thrown the young woman from the stage. After confronting the prosecution with this evidence, the prosecution dismissed the case against Mr. Campbell.
United States of America vs. Lamont Robinson
Mr. Robinson was charged with 23 counts of physical abuse, 30 counts of sexual abuse, and 1 count of aggravated sexual abuse which carried up to a life sentence for the alleged molestation of his step-daughter. The case was tried by jury. After the prosecution rested its case, the defense moved for a dismissal. The judge, after hearing arguments, decided that a dismissal was appropriate and dismissed the 23 physical abuse cases. The defense then presented its case and made arguments to the jury on the remaining counts. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty on the remaining 30 counts of sexual assault and the aggravated sexual assault charge.
State of Louisiana vs. Brian DeBlanc
Mr. DeBlanc was accused of molesting a friend’s daughter. The case was tried to a jury. During the cross-examination of the victim, the defense was able to expose numerous inconsistencies. The trial judge commented that it was best cross-examination of a child that he had ever witnessed. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
United States of America vs. Scott McDaniel
The Federal Government brought an indictment against Mr. McDaniel for possessing equipment that was capable of intercepting satellite signals and for witness tampering. The FBI raided Mr. McDaniel’s office and located equipment used to intercept satellite signals in his office. At the time, Mr. McDaniel was on probation for the exact same offense from a previous case. The case went to trial by jury. At the trial, the defense argued that the satellite signal theft equipment was planted there by his business partner in an effort for her to obtain control over the business. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty on all charges.
State of Louisiana vs. Terry LaPointe
Mr. LaPointe was formally charged with eight counts of aggravated rape. Each count carried a life sentence. The prosecution alleged that Mr. LaPointe had raped his step-daughter. The case went to trial by jury. The jury found Mr. LaPointe not guilty on all charges.
State of Louisiana vs. Kevin Coleman
Mr. Coleman was charged with two counts of second degree murder. Five eye-witnesses testified that Kevin Coleman was one of two people that fired shots into a crowd of people that resulted in two deaths. During cross-examination, the defense was able to show that the eye-witnesses didn’t actually see Mr. Coleman but that Mr. Coleman’s name was suggested to them by the investigating officer. One of the dangers of eye-witness identification testimony is suggestion by law enforcement. The defense argued that Mr. Coleman was a victim of suggestion by the police and erroneous eye-witness identification. The jury found Mr. Coleman not guilty on both counts.
State of Louisiana vs. Marlo Foreman
Marlo Foreman, a City of Rayne police officer, was formally charged with manslaughter. Mr. Foreman shot someone while performing his duties as a police officer. The prosecution and the state police alleged that the shooting was not proper and that Mr. Foreman used excessive force when he shot his service revolver 18 times at the alleged victim who, according to the state police, was already in custody. After a jury trial, the jury found Mr. Foreman not guilty.
State of Louisiana vs. Jerry Boudreaux
Mr. Boudreaux was accused of attempted first degree murder of a police officer. The police and the prosecution were alleging that Mr. Boudreaux attempted to run down a cop as Mr. Boudreaux was fleeing from a drug deal. The defense did an investigation and located a witness that would testify that the police were lying. On the eve of trial, the prosecution dismissed the case.
State of Louisiana v. Bruce Francis
Lafayette Metro Narcotics obtained a search warrant for Mr. Francis’ home. After conducting a search they located forty (40) pounds of marijuana. The defense filed for and obtained a suppression hearing arguing that the search warrant and search were unconstitutional. The judge, after considering the evidence and arguments of counsel, agreed and ordered the marijuana suppressed. This ruling prevented the prosecution from introducing the marijuana at trial and they were forced to dismiss the case.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that every case is different and these verdicts and settlements, while accurate, do not represent what we may obtain for you in your case.
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