State v. Emmett Thomas:
Charge: Intentional Murder
Result: Not Guilty, Intentional Murder

State v. Jason Daly:
Charge: Criminal Vehicular Homicide
Result: Not Guilty

State v. Ronald Satchell:
Charge: Narcotics, First Degree
Result: Not Guilty

State v. Susan Sorenson:
Charge: DUI
Result: Not Guilty

State v. Charles Snargrass:
Charge: Felon in Possession of Fire Arm
Result: Case Dismissed

Edward Santiago v. State:
Charge: Intentional Murder
Result: Conviction overturned by Minnesota Supreme Court

State v. Tyrone Patrick
Charge: Second Degree Murder
Result: Conviction overturned on appeal

State v. Brandon Babich
Charge: Narcotics
Result: Conviction reversed on appeal

State v. Marquise Bowie
Charge: Narcotics
Result: Conviction reversed on appeal

State v. John Harris:
Charge: Narcotics
Result: Case Dismissed, Illegal Search

State v. Amin Blisset
Charge: Narcotics
Result: Case Dismissed, Illegal Search

State v. Rich Wise
Charge: Narcotics
Result: Case dismissed, Illegal search

United States v. Kimberly Sullivan:
Charge: Narcotics Conspiracy
Result: Case Dismissed, Illegal Search

United States v. Victoria Pierro
Charge: Mail Fraud
Result: Less than 1 year in prison in case involving over $750,000 loss

REPORTED CASES :

Craighead v. Lee and City of St. Paul, --F.3d—(8th Cir. 2005):  Denial of qualified immunity affirmed by Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in civil rights case.  A Good Samaritan had wrested a handgun from a man on a shooting spree in St. Paul.  As the man tried to grab the gun back, a St. Paul police officer arrived armed with a shotgun.  The officer got out of his squad and immediately shot both men killing the Good Samaritan.  The officer’s attempts to claim immunity were rejected by both the federal district court and the federal court of appeals.

Santiago v. State, 644 N.W2d 425 (Minn. 2002): Murder conviction reversed.  This is the leading case on severance and joinder of defendants in Minnesota.  Goetz was able to convince the Minnesota Supreme Court not to follow federal law and instead maintain Minnesota’s more strict rules against joinder of defendants.

State v. Patrick, 512 N.W.2d 344 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994):  Murder conviction reversed.  Goetz successfully argued that trial court’s evidentiary errors deprived his client of a fair trial.

Gasparre v. City of St. Paul, 501 N.W.2d 683 (Minn. Ct. App. 1993):  Denial of qualified immunity for police officer who broke man’s arm affirmed.