Client charged with First Degree Murder and Armed
Carjacking Found Not Guilty
Shortly after midnight on November 15, 2001, an individual was
shot in the head and killed. According to law enforcement
investigators, three individuals were talking in the parking lot of an
apartment complex, when the Defendant and a Co-Defendant
confronted them at gun point and demanded the keys to one of the
individuals' vehicles. After being unable to start the vehicle the
assailants had carjacked, the three individuals ran, at which point
the Defendant shot one of the individuals in the head, killing him.
After successfully severing the trials of the Defendant and
Co-Defendant (meaning a separate trial for the Defendant and
Co-Defendant) and after keeping out of evidence, testimony
regarding traces of gun shot residue found on the defendant's hand
as well as an incriminating letter alleged to have been written by
the Defendant, the case proceeded to a jury trial. After a week
long trial, Joshua Schoen and his co-counsel, were able to
convince a jury that the Defendant was Not Guilty of First Degree
Murder and Armed Carjacking.
In a separate trial of the Co-Defendant, who was represented by an
attorney from another law firm, the Co-Defendant was found Guilty
of both First Degree Murder and Armed Carjacking and was
sentenced to life in prison.
Trial Report
Client Charged with Sale of Cocaine, Possession of
Cocaine with Intent to Sell & Possession of Marijuana
with Intent to Sell, Found Not Guilty
According to police, on August 12, 2005, a Detective from the
Miami Dade Police Department was conducting surveillance in a
high crime area. The detective personally observed the Defendant
engage in five separate drug transactions, over an approximate half
hour period. After the fifth transaction, the officer had his back up
team move in to arrest the buyer and the Defendant (seller).
Narcotics were found on the buyer and money was found on the
Defendant (seller). Following a two and half day jury trial, the
Defendant was found not guilty on all charges.
Client charged with Trafficking in Cocaine found Not
Guilty
According to law enforcement, after the police executed a search
warrant at the defendant's residence, the defendant was charged
with Trafficking in Cocaine. According to the police, the Defendant
was selling narcotics out of his residence. During the search of the
residence by the police, more than 20 grams of crack cocaine was
found underneath the defendant's bed. Following the discovery of
the narcotics, the Defendant admitted to law enforcement, on three
separate occasions, that the drugs belonged to him. (Defendant
gave an oral confession, a taped confession, and a second oral
confession to a Drug Enforcement Agency Officer, all basically
stating that he was selling the drugs and the drugs were his). After
a trial before a Jury, the Defendant was found Not Guilty.
Client Charged with DUI and Driving with No Valid
Driver's License found Not Guilty
According to law enforcement officers, on December 23, 1995, the
15 year old Defendant, who did not have a valid driver's license,
borrowed a car of one of her friends. While in a Publix Supermarket
parking lot, the Defendant was driving the car in circles and upon
seeing one of her friends, drove towards her friend. Due to the
consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol, law enforcement
claimed that the Defendant lost control of the car, and after her
friend got out of the way in the nick of time, Defendant smashed
the car she was driving into another vehicle in the parking lot. A few
minutes before this accident, a Publix employee noticed the
Defendant when she attempted to use the store bathroom, and
described her condition as visibly intoxicated. A few minutes after
the accident, police responded to the Publix parking lot, where
they found the Defendant visibly intoxicated and arrested her for
DUI and No Valid Driver's License. A Breath Test showed that
Defendant's Blood-Alcohol level was approximately .175 g/ml,
which is more than two times the legal limit in Florida of .08 g/ml.
Following a jury trial on both charges, Defendant was found Not
Guilty.
Client charged with Burglary of a Residence found Not
Guilty
According to law enforcement officers, the Defendant kicked down
the door of his ex-girlfriend and hit her. The Defendant was
charged with Burglary of her residence and was also facing a
violation of felony probation. After a jury trial, the Defendant was
found Not Guilty and was found not to be in violation of his felony
probation.
Client charged with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm
Acquitted by Court
The defendant was charged by the State of Florida in a Six Count
Information (the charging document) which charged him with two
separate counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Possession
of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Discharge of a
Firearm in Public, Possession of Methamphetamine, and use or
Possession of Paraphernalia. The State ended up Nolle Prossing
(Dismissing) Counts 2 through 6 of the State's Information. With
regard to the only remaining count, the Aggravated Assault with a
Firearm charge, following the State's presentation of evidence at a
Jury Trial, the Court agreed with the defense that there was
insufficient evidence to allow the case to proceed any further, and
the dismissed the only remaining charge.
Client Charged with Sale of Cocaine, Possession of
Cocaine, Possession of Illegal Liquor, Possession of
Beverage Sold Wtihout a License
According to law enforcement, a week before Defendant's arrest,
an undercover police went inside a convenience store, and in the
back of the store, the officer purchased cocaine from the
Defendant. So as not to disclose his status as an undercover
police officer, the police did not arrest the defendant until a week
later. Immediately prior to trial, the State dismissed the charge of
possession of beverage sold without a license. Following a jury trial
on the remaining three charges, wherein the undercover officer
testified in open court that the individual he purchased the cocaine
from was the defendant, the jury found the Defendant Not Guilty of
the remaining three counts, including the charge of Sale of Cocaine.
Joshua E. Schoen, P.A., Miami, Florida criminal defense
Carjacking Found Not Guilty
Shortly after midnight on November 15, 2001, an individual was
shot in the head and killed. According to law enforcement
investigators, three individuals were talking in the parking lot of an
apartment complex, when the Defendant and a Co-Defendant
confronted them at gun point and demanded the keys to one of the
individuals' vehicles. After being unable to start the vehicle the
assailants had carjacked, the three individuals ran, at which point
the Defendant shot one of the individuals in the head, killing him.
After successfully severing the trials of the Defendant and
Co-Defendant (meaning a separate trial for the Defendant and
Co-Defendant) and after keeping out of evidence, testimony
regarding traces of gun shot residue found on the defendant's hand
as well as an incriminating letter alleged to have been written by
the Defendant, the case proceeded to a jury trial. After a week
long trial, Joshua Schoen and his co-counsel, were able to
convince a jury that the Defendant was Not Guilty of First Degree
Murder and Armed Carjacking.
In a separate trial of the Co-Defendant, who was represented by an
attorney from another law firm, the Co-Defendant was found Guilty
of both First Degree Murder and Armed Carjacking and was
sentenced to life in prison.
Trial Report
Client Charged with Sale of Cocaine, Possession of
Cocaine with Intent to Sell & Possession of Marijuana
with Intent to Sell, Found Not Guilty
According to police, on August 12, 2005, a Detective from the
Miami Dade Police Department was conducting surveillance in a
high crime area. The detective personally observed the Defendant
engage in five separate drug transactions, over an approximate half
hour period. After the fifth transaction, the officer had his back up
team move in to arrest the buyer and the Defendant (seller).
Narcotics were found on the buyer and money was found on the
Defendant (seller). Following a two and half day jury trial, the
Defendant was found not guilty on all charges.
Client charged with Trafficking in Cocaine found Not
Guilty
According to law enforcement, after the police executed a search
warrant at the defendant's residence, the defendant was charged
with Trafficking in Cocaine. According to the police, the Defendant
was selling narcotics out of his residence. During the search of the
residence by the police, more than 20 grams of crack cocaine was
found underneath the defendant's bed. Following the discovery of
the narcotics, the Defendant admitted to law enforcement, on three
separate occasions, that the drugs belonged to him. (Defendant
gave an oral confession, a taped confession, and a second oral
confession to a Drug Enforcement Agency Officer, all basically
stating that he was selling the drugs and the drugs were his). After
a trial before a Jury, the Defendant was found Not Guilty.
Client Charged with DUI and Driving with No Valid
Driver's License found Not Guilty
According to law enforcement officers, on December 23, 1995, the
15 year old Defendant, who did not have a valid driver's license,
borrowed a car of one of her friends. While in a Publix Supermarket
parking lot, the Defendant was driving the car in circles and upon
seeing one of her friends, drove towards her friend. Due to the
consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol, law enforcement
claimed that the Defendant lost control of the car, and after her
friend got out of the way in the nick of time, Defendant smashed
the car she was driving into another vehicle in the parking lot. A few
minutes before this accident, a Publix employee noticed the
Defendant when she attempted to use the store bathroom, and
described her condition as visibly intoxicated. A few minutes after
the accident, police responded to the Publix parking lot, where
they found the Defendant visibly intoxicated and arrested her for
DUI and No Valid Driver's License. A Breath Test showed that
Defendant's Blood-Alcohol level was approximately .175 g/ml,
which is more than two times the legal limit in Florida of .08 g/ml.
Following a jury trial on both charges, Defendant was found Not
Guilty.
Client charged with Burglary of a Residence found Not
Guilty
According to law enforcement officers, the Defendant kicked down
the door of his ex-girlfriend and hit her. The Defendant was
charged with Burglary of her residence and was also facing a
violation of felony probation. After a jury trial, the Defendant was
found Not Guilty and was found not to be in violation of his felony
probation.
Client charged with Aggravated Assault with a Firearm
Acquitted by Court
The defendant was charged by the State of Florida in a Six Count
Information (the charging document) which charged him with two
separate counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, Possession
of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Discharge of a
Firearm in Public, Possession of Methamphetamine, and use or
Possession of Paraphernalia. The State ended up Nolle Prossing
(Dismissing) Counts 2 through 6 of the State's Information. With
regard to the only remaining count, the Aggravated Assault with a
Firearm charge, following the State's presentation of evidence at a
Jury Trial, the Court agreed with the defense that there was
insufficient evidence to allow the case to proceed any further, and
the dismissed the only remaining charge.
Client Charged with Sale of Cocaine, Possession of
Cocaine, Possession of Illegal Liquor, Possession of
Beverage Sold Wtihout a License
According to law enforcement, a week before Defendant's arrest,
an undercover police went inside a convenience store, and in the
back of the store, the officer purchased cocaine from the
Defendant. So as not to disclose his status as an undercover
police officer, the police did not arrest the defendant until a week
later. Immediately prior to trial, the State dismissed the charge of
possession of beverage sold without a license. Following a jury trial
on the remaining three charges, wherein the undercover officer
testified in open court that the individual he purchased the cocaine
from was the defendant, the jury found the Defendant Not Guilty of
the remaining three counts, including the charge of Sale of Cocaine.
Joshua E. Schoen, P.A., Miami, Florida criminal defense
Law Offices of Joshua E. Schoen, P.A.
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2605 PONCE DE LEON BLVD.
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
TELEPHONE: (305) 441-7091
FACSIMILE: (305) 441-8166
email: info@schoenlawoffice.com
Criminal Defense Attorney
Miami, Florida
Trial Attorney
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
TELEPHONE: (305) 441-7091
FACSIMILE: (305) 441-8166
email: info@schoenlawoffice.com
Criminal Defense Attorney
Miami, Florida
Trial Attorney
*Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney
**Miami Criminal Defense Attorney
**Miami Criminal Defense Attorney
Joshua E. Schoen, P.A.,
2605 PONCE DE LEON BLVD.
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
TELEPHONE: (305) 441-7091
FACSIMILE: (305) 441-8166
2605 PONCE DE LEON BLVD.
CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
TELEPHONE: (305) 441-7091
FACSIMILE: (305) 441-8166
