NOTABLE CRIMINAL DEFENSE CASES
State v. T. P.
Charge: Second Degree Murder
Result: Conviction Overturned on Appeal
State v. E. T.
Charge: Intentional Murder
Result: Not Guilty, Intentional Murder
State v. J. D.
Charge: Criminal Vehicular Homicide
Result: Not Guilty
E. S. v. State
Charge: Intentional Murder
Result: Conviction Overturned by Minnesota Supreme Court
United States v. J.Y.
Clients designation as a career offender overturned on appeal resulting in 50% reduction in client’s sentence.
State v. Mahdi Ali
Minnesota Supreme Court expands the types of criminal cases in which pre-trial appeals can be brought.
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.
State v. Patrick, 512 N.W.2d 344 (Minn. Ct. App. 1994)
Murder conviction reversed. Frederick Goetz successfully argues trial court’s evidentiary errors deprived his client of a fair trial.


