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Alameda County - Dublin Courthouse
Our client was facing a serious charge involving fraud and deceit: filing
a false police report. Due to a language barrier and some overzealous
and aggressive interrogation techniques by the Pleasanton Police, what
started as our client attempting to find out information about her duties
under a different case, she ended up being arrested and taken to jail!
After a number of contentious pretrial hearings and discussions with a
number of different deputy district attorneys, we decided to set the case
for trial. Just before trial, we were able to work it out so that our
client merely performed 30 hours of community service, had to continue
to be a good citizen for 6 months longer and commit no new law violations,
and the DA completely dismissed the case. She now has no record of any
criminal convictions and can put this nightmare behind her.
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December 2013
San Jose court -- Client, a married professional with children was charged
with P.C. 314 - Indecent Exposure in Santa Clara County and faced mandatory
P.C. 290 sex registration as well as potential jail time. This would mean
his name and face would appear on the "Megan's Law" type
of websites that identify local sex offenders.
Through extended negotiations with the District Attorney, we managed to
get the Indecent Exposure charge reduced down to Lewd Conduct, which does
NOT carry the serious mandatory sex registration requirement! We also
avoided any physical custody time for our client - not a day was spent in jail.
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December 2013
In a Fremont case where the police recommended PC 148 - Resisting Arrest
and DUI charges, our client's BAC came back at 0.28, nearly FOUR times
the legal limit. A jail sentence was a distinct possibility based on the
facts. However, we were able to negotiate with the District Attorney and
avoid any Resisting Arrest charges or jail time. Our client did not spend
another day in jail thanks to our efforts - he received one day of outside
supervised work as a jail alternative.
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Fremont Court - February 2015
Client DD was facing his 3rd DUI in less than 5 years. He was arrested
with a high Blood Alcohol Content of 0.21, which, with the recent past
DUI convictions, meant the District Attorney would be seeking a stiff
sentence with mandatory jail time.
Mandatory jail time on a 3rd DUI has a MINIMUM sentence of 120 days jail
that cannot be served through the Weekend Work Program / Sheriff's
Work Program.
Such a long jail term meant the client would certainly lose his job.
The Law Offices of Adam Allen Arant worked first to secure the client's
wellbeing and got him enrolled in a detoxification / inpatient alcohol
treatment center.
Because his client works full-time and cares for his young daughter, Mr.
Arant also negotiated with the District Attorney and court to avoid his
client being taken into custody to set bail, which is usually mandatory
in a 3rd DUI scenario.
Mr. Arant arranged to avoid bail setting by arranging for the client to
be placed on an electronic monitor known as a Secure Continuous Remote
Alcohol Monitor or "SCRAM" bracelet, which ensures that the
individual being monitored does not consume any alcohol while in the program.
Due to the negotiations by The Law Offices of Adam Allen Arant, and the
client's excellent progress in the difficult path of recovery from
substance abuse, Mr. Arant worked out a deal where the client served his
sentence through weekend jail at the North Alameda County Jail.
This was extremely important for the client because it meant the client
could keep his job and work during the week to continue to support his family.
Another great victory for the defense!
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Fremont Court - September 2016
Our client was passenger in the car with his girlfriend and both were the victims of a road rage incident where the other car followed them into their apartment complex and partially blocked him in. This understandably scared him, so he decided to get out and find out what was going on. Because he feared for his safety, he grabbed the only thing available inside of his car, one of his work tools, a socket wrench and got out of the car to try and scare away the other driver and passenger.
When he came around to the driver's side of the aggressor's car the driver began to get out and move towards him, so he blocked the aggressor in a defensive manner. Because he still had his house keys in his hand, the aggressor suffered a very minor abrasion on their thumb.
The District Attorney charged my client, who was merely defending his family, with 2 misdemeanors: The violent crime of Assault with a Deadly Weapon and Vandalism for the minor damage to the car.
After a long series of negotiations with the attorney for the people, we were able to achieve a very good result in that the assault charges were dismissed and our client entered a plea only to the vandalism charge which carried with it a sheriff work program informal court probation and a fine instead of jail time. Most importantly, he will avoid having any violent crimes on his record.
This case demonstrates the importance of having competent legal counsel at your side as our client was merely defending his family, yet found himself facing very serious criminal charges when he was not the aggressor.
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Fremont Court - September 2016
Our client was stopped by the California Highway Patrol after almost swerving into a 18 wheeler. He admitted to smoking a blunt just 30 minutes prior to driving. District attorney charged with driving while under the influence of a drug as a misdemeanor.
After intense negotiations with the district attorney, the people's first offer was a "Wet Reckless."
After further negotiation, we were able to achieve a standard reckless driving charge, which resulted in only informal court probation only, and a very small fine instead of jail, mandatory DUI classes, large fines and mandatory license suspension.
This is also important because, unlike a "wet reckless," a standard reckless driving charge is not "priorable," meaning if the client should pick up a DUI within the next 10 years it will only be his first instead of his second.
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Fremont Court September 2016
Our client was charged with driving on a suspended license as a misdemeanor in addition to several other driving violations. After long negotiations with the District Attorney's office, we were able to argue for The People to drop all misdemeanor charges and the client pled to only ONE infraction charge with the balance of the complaint DISMISSED. Instead of paying thousands of dollars in fines and facing potential jail time, the client only needed to pay one small fine which we arranged a payment plan on.
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January 2015
Client ST was charged with 2 Felony counts of California Health and Safety
Code Section 11350 - Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Client fell asleep at the wheel of his SUV while driving home from a friend's
house in Union City and flipped his vehicle off the side of the road.
Upon contact by police, Xanax pills were found in his wallet and several
ecstasy pills were found in his vehicle.
Although the initial negotiations by Mr. Arant with the Alameda County
District Attorney resulted in a good offer of one misdemeanor count of
Health and Safety Code Section 11350 - Possession of a Controlled Substance,
Mr. Arant knew that his client was a student who hoped to transfer to
a 4 year college soon and being on a probation for a criminal drug offense
would make it difficult, if not impossible to transfer to the schools
of his choice.
After additional negotiation with the District Attorney and a conversation
with the District Attorney and Judge in the Judge's chambers, Mr.
Arant was able to negotiate for a Deferred Entry of Judgement, which meant
that as long as the client did not get any new offenses for a period of
several months, Mr. Arant and the client could come back to court at the
end of that time and get the case dismissed. This meant the client would
not be on probation during that time and would therefore not be hindered
in his application to schools / jobs by any criminal record - an excellent
and hard-fought victory for the defense!
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January 2015
Client with a case in Pleasanton Court was facing DUI charges. Her car
had run out of fuel on the freeway, so she had pulled over to the right
- hand side and waited for her boyfriend to bring her some more gas. While
waiting for him, the CHP came by to do a welfare check to make sure she was ok.
The CHP officer detected the odor of alcohol and then conducted the standard
Field Sobriety Tests. Our Client performed well on the physical tests,
but unfortunately blew a .12 at the roadside Preliminary Alcohol Screening
(P.A.S.) test, which necessitated bringing her to the local jail for further
testing. At the jail, she blew a .11 on the breathalyzer, which meant
she would be arrested for DUI.
The client is a single mother who works 7 days a week to support herself
and her family, so she absolutely needed the best possible defense team
to reduce these charges.
After reviewing all of the discovery in the case, The Law Offices of Adam
Allen Arant successfully negotiated for a WET/RECKLESS, a charge with
much better consequences for the client since there would be absolutely
no jail time, sheriff's work, or community service, which means she
would not have to take any days off of work. The fine is cut in half,
and she is required to complete only the 12 Hour DUI school vs the 30
Hour class. Our client left with tears of joy and our office pleased with
the justice served.
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January 2015
Client J.R. was overly tired after a long night of drinking, and thought
that after a substantial amount of sleep she would be okay to drive home
from her friend's house. However, not long after getting on the freeway,
she began to get very sleepy and felt the safest thing to do would be
to pull over and "sleep it off" on the side of the freeway.
Although this is certainly safer than continuing to drive, it alerted
the CHP, who encountered her pulled over and stopped behind her to do
a "welfare check."
Although the police typically need a reason to contact you, such as alleging
that you committed a vehicle code violation while driving like speeding,
swerving, running a red light, or driving without your headlights on,
the "Community Caretaker" exception allows the police to contact
any person who may appear to be in danger or in need of assistance, such
as any person pulled over on the side of the freeway.
After contacting our client, the CHP officer detected the presence of alcohol
on her person, and asked her to complete a series of roadside Field Sobriety
Tests. She completed those tests, and lawfully refused the roadside Preliminary
Alcohol Screening test, (the handheld breathalyzer). The CHP officer arrested
her on suspicion of DUI and took her to the police station to draw her
blood and then booked her on DUI charges
Her Blood Alcohol Content came back at .19, nearly 2.5 times the legal
limit, so our client faced a possibility of up to 20 days jail and the
9 month DUI school. However, after careful negotiation with the Santa
Clara County District Attorney, we obtained an excellent result where
our client would only serve FOUR days of Sheriff's Work, (Sheriff-supervised
community service), NO JAIL and a requirement to complete the 3 month
DUI school, which is the minimum school term for a DUI!
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November 2013
In Fremont court, we fought to successfully reduce bail from $100,000.00
to $30,000.00 in a recent possession of a stolen gun case, P.C. 25850,
receiving stolen property. This allowed our client's family to be
able to afford bail and bail him out so he could be home to get back to
work to help support them and, more importantly, to be home with them
for the holidays.
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People v. D.R. - Santa Clara County, Palo Alto Courthouse -November 2014
Santa Clara County is extremely tough on crime, especially DUIs, and even
tougher on multiple DUI offenders.
My client was facing his 3rd DUI with a BAC of 0.23, nearly 3 times the
legal limit. He also had 3 prior Drunk in Public charges (PC 647(f)),
with one even occurring earlier this year. At arraignment, the DA stated
she wanted to remand my client into custody due to him being a "clear
danger to the community" but I was able to negotiate a possibility
of a low bail amount and put the issue over to the next hearing 4 weeks
later so my client could remain out and work.
Meanwhile, I had my client begin attending AA classes immediately, seek
outpatient therapy through his health care provider, and begin the process
of enrollment into a Sober Living Environment to attempt to lower the
amount of any actual jail time.
At the next hearing, I had my bail bondsman at the ready to post bail at
the courthouse so my client would not actually see the inside of a jail
cell prior to sentencing. However, due to my efforts, I negotiated with
the judge and DA for the client to walk out of the courthouse WITHOUT
having to post any bail!
Even better, although the DA was seeking 180 days jail (mandatory minimum
of 120 days for the 3rd DUI + 60 days), which meant my client would lose
his job, I worked out a deal where my Client will serve two separate 30
day sentences which will be 60 days apart, so he can return to work in
between so he can keep his job. He will wear an electronic SCRAM bracelet
to monitor his blood alcohol levels while out of custody, which helps
ensure he will not drink any alcohol when he is physically out of jail.
Perhaps even more importantly, I encouraged him to seek counseling and
perform community service voluntarily to show the court that he is both
remorseful about his past mistakes, and also grateful for the opportunity
to remain out of custody and serve his community.
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People v. J.P. - Fremont Hall of Justice - May 2014
Our client was a decorated police officer who due to a momentary lack in
judgment received a DUI and thereafter lost his job in law enforcement
which quickly added to the problems at home and prompted a filing for divorce.
Our client needed to terminate his probation early so that he could get
back to work as a law enforcement officer and be better able to provide
for his family, whatever form that family might take in the future.
We collected dozens of documents and letters of recommendation to demonstrate
all of the exceptional work he had done since the date of the arrest,
including voluntarily enrolling himself into rehab, meeting all of the
terms of his probation successfully for two years, performance of substantial
amounts of community service, and remaining clean and sober despite losing
his job and family.
After extensive negotiations with the court and District Attorney, we demonstrated
that he was a prime candidate to have his probation terminated an entire
year early and the court agreed, terminating it right there on the spot.
We are happy to report that as a result of our efforts, our Client was
able to secure a job in law enforcement and now has that Second Chance
that we all deserve.
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People v. K.A. - Alameda County - Fremont Hall of Justice - June 2014
Client faced alleged violation of Penal Code section 484 - Misdemeanor
Petty Theft.
Our client was very concerned about her immigration status due to her being
in the United States on a H-1B work visa.
With this in mind, we negotiated with the District Attorney's office
for them to dismiss all Theft charges in exchange for our Client's
agreement to plead to a non-theft related Infraction charge.
The successful negotiation of this case means that our Client will very
likely face no immigration consequences as a result of this case.
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People v. K.K. - Alameda County - Fremont Hall of Justice - May 2014
Our client was charged with Penal Code section 484 - Misdemeanor petty
theft when she was apprehended with unpaid merchandise in her possession
while exiting a local retailer.
Our client was concerned about the negative effects of this case on her
immigration status due to her being in the United States on a H-1B work visa.
With this in mind, we negotiated with the District Attorney's office
for them to dismiss all Theft charges in exchange for our Client's
agreement to plead to a non-theft related Infraction charge.
We presented a substantial amount of information about our Client's
life, including her schooling and work history as well as information
about her character in order to demonstrate that she is a good candidate
for relief. The successful negotiation of this case means that our Client
will very likely face no immigration consequences as a result of this case.
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People v. K.S., Fremont Hall of Justice - September 2013
Our 18-year-old Client accidentally ran his passenger side front wheel
into the curb while turning through a near 90-degree left-hand curve in the road.
Police claim our Client was speeding and took the curve at an unsafe speed.
Eventually our Client was charged with violating California Vehicle Code
sections 23103 - misdemeanor reckless driving; 23109 (c) - misdemeanor
excessive display of speed and 22350 - infraction unsafe speed.
Client was facing the potential of the loss of license and jail behind
the 2 misdemeanor charges.
After reviewing all of the evidence, including requesting all of the prosecution's
photos and videos of the scene, Adam Arant engaged in extensive negotiations
with the District Attorney's office and arranged for all misdemeanor
charges to be dropped in exchange for a plea to a lesser infraction.
Thanks to the efforts of Adam Arant, our Client did not spend a minute
in jail, did not have any probation, and was not required to take time
away from his family, work, or school obligations to perform any community service.
Our Client resolved the case with a plea to a moving violation infraction
which carried a fine. Due to the young age of our Client, he was unfamiliar
with the court processes, Adam Arant took the extra time to personally
guide him through setting up a payment plan with the county for payment
of the fine.
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People v. S.D. - Santa Clara County - South County Courthouse - April 2014
Our Client was stopped at a DUI checkpoint in downtown Morgan Hill. Client
was wine tasting befire the checkpoint and had only consumed the equivalent
to one glass of wine prior to driving.
We presented evidence that there was no impaired driving, she performed
on par with a sober person during the field sobriety exercises and that
her blood alcohol level was rising at the time of driving, (Rising Blood
Alcohol Syndrome / Defense"). Through presentation of expert evidence
by our Forensic Toxicologists, we were able to negotiate with the District
Attorney to drop all DUI charges in exchange for a plea to an Infraction
Dry and Reckless charge.
This is extremely important because the Infraction does not carry with
it any probation terms, any license suspension, or any jail time. Also,
it is not "priorable," meaning that if the client received another
DUI in the next 10 years, this Infraction cannot be used against her.
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People v. T.Y. - Alameda County - Fremont Hall of Justice - May 2014
Our Client was suffering from jet lag after traveling extensively overseas
and accidentally fell asleep at the wheel in South Fremont, causing a
minor traffic accident. Although no injuries were involved, the police
arrived and questioned our Client. After admitting that he had consumed
one beer earlier that evening with dinner, the police conducted a full
DUI investigation and arrested our Client for DUI. The District Attorney
later filed a criminal complaint alleging DUI violations of Vehicle Code
sections 23152 (a) and 23152 (b).
After heated negotiations with the District Attorney's office and the
judge presiding over the case, Attorney Adam Arant successfully negotiated
the misdemeanor DUI charges down to an Infraction Dry and Reckless.
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September 2014
Client, RS, was on parole from State Prison for gun related charges and
got into a serious car accident while intoxicated. He collided with a
guardrail on a busy street in Fremont and after being released from the
hospital was immediately taken into custody on the parole violations and
for DUI with accident.
Client was facing the possibility of being sent back to State Prison mere
months from completing his Parole term.
Our office shifted Mr. Arant's court schedule to be able to appear
in court for our Client 3 times within a week in order to be able to negotiate
with the District Attorney for no Parole Violations and Credit for Time
Served on both cases, which meant he was released from custody and home
with his family during the upcoming holidays.