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Trial Results

SMITH CASE NO.: 2004-CR-37-ORL-19-JGG
Counts: Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Kilograms of Cocaine, Possession of Marijuana and Conspiracy to Possess $850,000 in Counterfeit Money
Case Result: Not Guilty Verdict as to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Kilograms of Cocaine and Not Guilty Verdict as to Conspiracy to Possess $850,000 in Counterfeit Money, guilty as to simple possession of marijuana.

CRUZ-ALVAREZ CASE NO.: 2008-CR-22-OC-10-GRJ
Counts: Conspiracy to Distribute 100 or More Marijuana Plants and Possession With the Intent to Distribute 100 or More Marijuana Plants
Case Result: Verdict of Not Guilty.

EARGOOD CASE NO.: 2011-CF-18990
Count: Lewd and Lascivious Molestation
Judge: Tharpe
Mandatory Sentence: 15 years in state prison as a PRRP and a HFO
Case Result: Verdict of Not Guilty.

SPOONER CASE NO.: 2011-CR-69-JDW-AEP
Counts: Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute 50 Grams of More of Methamphetamine and 5 Grams or More and Less than 5 Grams of Methamphetamine.
Mandatory Minimum: Mandatory Life in federal prison
Case Result: Not Guilty Verdict as to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams of More of Methamphetamine (Mandatory Life), Not Guilty Verdict as to 5 Grams or More of Methamphetamine (Mandatory 20 Years), guilty as to less than 5 grams.

BLANGO CASE NO.: 2007-CR-39-FTM-34
Counts: Four Counts of Armed Bank Robbery and Four Counts of Using and Possessing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence
Mandatory Minimum: Mandatory 82 years in federal prison
Case Result: Two Not Guilty Verdicts of Armed Bank Robbery and Two Not Guilty Verdicts as to Using and Possessing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.

LEWIS CASE NO.: 2008-CR-127-RAL-26-MAP
Counts: Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon and Possession with Intent to Distribute Crack Cocaine
Mandatory Minimum: Mandatory 15 years in prison
Case Result: Hung Jury.

MCCLELLAND CASE NO.: 2005-CR-129-T-23MSS
Counts: Arson and Insurance Fraud
Case Result: After four days of trial, at the close of evidence prior to closing arguments, the prosecutor dismissed four of six counts in the indictment.