Blog 2017 January Exoneration of the Day - Police in Arizona arrested a man and charged him with aggravated assault for striking another man with Previous Post | Next Post Exoneration of the Day - Police in Arizona arrested a man and charged him with aggravated assault for striking another man with a gun Posted By Imhoff & Associates || 24-Jan-2017 The man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, went to trial before the Judge Wallace Hoggatt, who heard the evidence without a jury. The “victim” testified that the man punched him and struck him in the head with a gun. The “attacker” was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. A post-conviction petition for a new trial was filed after a witness came forward and said that the “victim” admitted that the “attacker” never attacked him. The witness said that the “victim” made up the story because he believed that the “attacker had sex with his daughter. The Judge vacated the conviction and ordered a new trial and the charge was dismissed. The “attacker” was actually convicted years later of a different aggravated assault and sentenced to seven years in prison. For more details on this case and other cases involving someone wrongly being convicted of a crime, visit: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4741 Categories: Assault & Battery, Assault, felony charge Share Post are you a new client? Yes, I am a potential new client. No, I am a current existing client. I am neither Get Started Now Practice Areas Drug Crimes DUI / DWI Military Crimes Pre-File Cases Prof. License Defense Property Crimes Weapons Crimes Sex Crimes Violent Crimes White Collar Crimes All Practice Areas Facebook Twitter Google My Business LinkedIn Instagram Close Defendant's Rights How We Can Help Criminal Case Process FAQ Staff Blog Video Center Success Stories Our Firm in the Media Contact Us Locations
Blog 2017 January Exoneration of the Day - Police in Arizona arrested a man and charged him with aggravated assault for striking another man with Previous Post | Next Post Exoneration of the Day - Police in Arizona arrested a man and charged him with aggravated assault for striking another man with a gun Posted By Imhoff & Associates || 24-Jan-2017 The man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, went to trial before the Judge Wallace Hoggatt, who heard the evidence without a jury. The “victim” testified that the man punched him and struck him in the head with a gun. The “attacker” was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison. A post-conviction petition for a new trial was filed after a witness came forward and said that the “victim” admitted that the “attacker” never attacked him. The witness said that the “victim” made up the story because he believed that the “attacker had sex with his daughter. The Judge vacated the conviction and ordered a new trial and the charge was dismissed. The “attacker” was actually convicted years later of a different aggravated assault and sentenced to seven years in prison. For more details on this case and other cases involving someone wrongly being convicted of a crime, visit: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=4741 Categories: Assault & Battery, Assault, felony charge Share Post