Result obtained by Ketchel Law:

Charges Dismissed

Dui Charges Dismissed by the Magistrate Following a Preliminary Hearing

Ketchel Law was hired to defend a man charged with numerous crimes, including driving under the influence and criminal mischief after a crash involving a van that belonged to the man’s girlfriend.

At the preliminary hearing held in this matter, defense counsel argued that the commonwealth failed to prove a prima facie case against our client because there was no evidence that our client was ever in actual physical control of the movement of the vehicle, and that even if he was, there was no evidence offered by the commonwealth that when he was in such control of the vehicle that he was driving while impaired.

Following a hearing and argument, the court dismissed all DUI charges and all criminal mischief charges.

Result obtained by Ketchel Law:

Charges Dismissed

Firearm Charges Dismissed by the Court

A man represented by Ketchel Law was charged with Persons Not to Possess Firearms stemming from the recovery of a firearm from a residence that he was visiting. Defense counsel argued that the fact that our client was present in the home was not legally sufficient grounds to hold the charge for further court action.

The magistrate presiding over the matter agreed and dismissed the charges following a preliminary hearing.

Result obtained by Ketchel Law:

No Jail Time

Man Receives Probation in Lieu of Prison After Being Charged With His Second Felony Drug Offense

A client represented by Ketchel Law was facing serious prison time as a result of a second felony drug charge.

Specifically, the standard range sentence in this case was 4-8 years in prison.

Rather than go to trial, our legal strategy was to highlight the strong mitigating circumstances present in this case and enter a plea of guilty before the judge. Following argument by counsel, our client was sentenced a probationary term of 3 years.

Result obtained by Ketchel Law:

Charges Dismissed

Firearm Charges Dismissed by the Magistrate

The law firm of Ketchel Law was hired to defend a man charged with falsification of documents to authorities and illegal purchase/transfer of a firearm in connection with his attempt to lawfully purchase a gun. As a result of our client’s prior background, he was not eligible to purchase and/or own a firearm, however, he was unaware of his ineligibility.

At the preliminary hearing held in this matter, defense counsel argued that our client did not have the requisite intent to deceive in his attempt to purchase the gun in question.

Following a hearing and argument concerning the same, the court dismissed both charges.