Motion to suppress briefing that was convincing enough that, during the evidentiary hearing, the trial court judge conducted the entire cross-examination of the officer himself, explicitly calling the officer a racist, and granting the motion before defense counsel could even ask a single question.

A successful objection to an unfavorable Report and Recommendation on a dispositive motion to suppress, by convincingly explaining the differences between the inevitable

discovery and independent source exception to the exclusionary rule. Following the Government’s appeal to the Ninth Circuit, successfully negotiated a time-served plea.

Author of the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice amicus brief. The Arizona Supreme Court affirmed the decision to vacate the plea agreement that stemmed from trial counsel providing ineffective advice regarding the immigration consequences of a particular conviction.

Successful motion to suppress warrantless geolocation data by overcoming the good faith exception to the exclusionary rule following Carpenter v. United States, 138 S.Ct. 2206 (2018).

Alleged trafficking of military-grade body armor and rifle scopes into Mexico successfully defended through a motion to suppress based on an HSI agent’s misunderstanding of the Export Administration and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (EAR and ITAR), resulting in dismissal, Bureau of Industry and Security probation, and the negotiated return of $900,000 that had previously been administratively forfeited through another attorney’s negligence.

Through aggressive motions to compel disclosure and a motion to suppress, We convinced the U.S. Attorney for Arizona to voluntarily dismiss the case against drug traffickers using drones to shuttle methamphetamine into the United States.