We have successfully negotiated dismissals and achieved
favorable resolutions and verdicts for many clients.
Criminal cases often result in a settlement, which is estimated to be 95% of cases. On a weekly basis we continue to successfully negotiate favorable settlements for our clients including but not limited to dismissals, lesser charges, no jail time, and related charges that will save a client’s employment or immigration status. If we are unable to successfully negotiate a settlement in your case, Mr. Dbouk has had plenty of success securing acquittals for his clients at trial as well as winning motions to suppress evidence, and securing dismissal of charges through filing of motions. Here are some of our recent litigation results:
A selection of recent outcomes secured for clients of the Dbouk Law Office.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Our client faced a DUI charge with an added refusal allegation, a finding that would have cost her driving privileges entirely for a year. We subpoenaed the officer's video footage and proved at the hearing that he never properly delivered the chemical test advisement, which meant her refusal never legally occurred. The hearing officer agreed and set aside the suspension. She kept her license the same day.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Facing a second DUI, our client's license was on the line at the DMV hearing. We objected to key documents the DMV tried to introduce, showing they had missed the statutory deadlines required to admit them. The hearing officer sustained our objection and excluded the evidence, leaving the DMV without enough to support a suspension. The case was set aside and he kept his license immediately.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Our client, a first responder, stood to lose his job over a single DUI charge. At the hearing, we called an expert to present a rising blood alcohol defense, showing his BAC was below the legal limit at the actual time of driving, and introduced evidence that the breath machine's calibration logs violated Title 17. The hearing officer sided with us and set aside the suspension. He kept both his license and his career.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Charged with a DUI while under 21, our client faced a full year without a license, a penalty that would have derailed his ability to get to school. We successfully excluded his blood test results at the hearing by proving the lab's testing methods were unreliable. The hearing officer agreed, and the suspension was set aside. He kept driving to class without interruption.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Our client's DUI case hinged on a single form. We argued the arresting officer filled out the DS-367 incorrectly, putting it out of compliance with Title 17 and controlling case law. The hearing officer agreed and excluded the form from evidence, then granted a full set-aside. She got her license back.
Firearms Defense
Pulled over for a minor traffic infraction while driving with his wife and children, our client was ordered out of his vehicle and searched. Officers found a firearm and made an arrest. We filed a motion to suppress, arguing the search violated his Fourth Amendment rights. After months of litigation, the court agreed and the case against him was dismissed entirely.
Gang Enhancement Defense
Our client faced a gang enhancement alongside his other charges, adding serious time to any sentence. We argued the prosecution had never produced enough evidence at the preliminary hearing to support the allegation. After briefing and oral argument, the judge agreed and dismissed the gang enhancement outright.
Homicide Defense
Charged with murder and a firearm enhancement, our client faced 40 years to life. We built a strong self-defense case from the outset. After a key witness testified and months of negotiation, the murder charge was dropped entirely. Our client was sentenced to time served, three years, on lesser charges.
Violent Felony Defense
Our client faced attempted murder charges with firearm and great bodily injury enhancements, exposing him to 32 years to life. We took the case to trial and showed the jury he acted in self-defense, protecting himself and his family. After four days of deliberation, the jury returned a full not-guilty verdict, sparing him a life sentence.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
The DMV moved to suspend our client's license before his criminal case even began. The officer claimed he was swerving within his lane, citing Vehicle Code 21658. We argued that statute requires actually crossing the lane line before an officer has reasonable suspicion to stop a driver. The hearing officer agreed and set aside the suspension. He kept driving without restriction.
Domestic Violence Defense
Charged with assaulting his spouse, our client faced a witness testifying against him at trial, a friend of his spouse's. We cross-examined her and showed the jury her account was uncorroborated and driven by bias against our client. The jury deadlocked, the court declared a mistrial, and the DA later dismissed the felony counts, sparing him four years in state prison.
Three Strikes Defense
Facing multiple strike offenses, our client needed an alternative to prison. We filed a motion for mental health diversion, which would let him continue treatment in the community and clear his record entirely after two years of compliance. The DA opposed us at first. We came back with a supplemental motion and additional evidence, and the DA ultimately agreed. Our client was accepted into the program.
Reckless Driving Defense
Charged with reckless driving and evading police, our client needed a path that would not follow him for life. We filed for diversion under Penal Code 1001.95, and the court granted it. As long as he obeys the law for six months, completes a driver safety course, and stays properly licensed, his case will be dismissed without a conviction, and the arrest will not need to appear on most job applications.
Homicide Defense
Our client faced criminal threats and involuntary manslaughter charges. We pled not guilty and pushed the case to a preliminary hearing, where we cross-examined three detectives called by the prosecution. The judge found the evidence insufficient and dismissed both felony charges.
Three Strikes Defense
Two prior strikes and a new strike offense left our client facing 25 years to life under California's Three Strikes law. We filed a series of motions and argued the case in court. The judge agreed to dismiss one of the prior strikes, and our client is no longer facing a mandatory life sentence.
Firearms Defense
Our client faced a felon in possession charge and a probation violation carrying three years and four months of suspended prison time. We took the case to a preliminary hearing and cross-examined the officers involved. The judge found the evidence insufficient and dismissed both the gun case and the probation violation. She went home from jail that same day.
Violent Felony Defense
Charged with criminal threats and assault with a deadly weapon, our client faced a mandatory four year prison sentence because of a prior strike for mayhem. We filed a Romero motion asking the court to dismiss that strike in the interest of justice. The DA opposed it. The judge granted our motion anyway, and our client became eligible for probation and a time-served resolution.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Our client's blood draw showed a .21 BAC, nearly three times the legal limit, and the DMV moved to suspend his license. We challenged the sufficiency of the evidence at the hearing. The hearing officer agreed there was not enough proof his BAC was over .08 at the actual time of driving. The suspension was set aside, and he kept his license with no restrictions.
Firearms Defense
A personal use firearm enhancement under Penal Code 12022.53(b) would have added ten years to our client's sentence. He chose to fight the case. At the preliminary hearing, after witness testimony, we argued the evidence did not establish personal use within the meaning of the statute. The judge agreed and dismissed the enhancement, saving our client from a strike conviction and a decade in state prison.
Hit and Run Defense
Charged with hit and run causing significant property damage, our client wanted to keep his record clean. We built a mitigation package, proof of work, school records, and character letters, and filed for diversion under Penal Code 1001.95. The DA opposed it, but the court granted our motion. He has since completed his year of diversion, and his case was dismissed without a conviction.
Firearms Defense
A prior strike for assault with a firearm had our client facing mandatory state prison time. We built a mitigation case and filed a Romero motion asking the judge to strike the prior and allow probation or rehabilitation instead. The DA opposed it. After written argument and a hearing, the judge granted our motion and dismissed the prior strike.
Firearms Defense
Charged with a felony for possessing an illegal short-barreled rifle and a misdemeanor drug count, our client waited an unusually long time between arrest and arraignment. We filed a motion to dismiss based on his speedy trial rights under the Sixth Amendment. The court agreed and dismissed both counts.
Firearms Defense
A prior strike turned our client's felon in possession charge into a state prison case. We filed a Romero motion asking the judge to dismiss the strike. The DA opposed it. The judge granted our motion, and our client served his time on home detention through the Sheriff's work program instead of prison.
Firearms Defense
Our client was charged with illegally possessing a firearm. We challenged the legality of the officer's search from the outset. The court agreed the search was unlawful, and the case was dismissed.
Vehicular Manslaughter Defense
Our client, riding his motorized bicycle, collided with a pedestrian who later died from a traumatic brain injury. He was charged with vehicular manslaughter. We took the case to jury trial, and the jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
DUI Defense · Jury Trial
A 911 caller reported seeing a driver crash into a stop sign and flee on foot. Police found our client nearby, matching the description, with his insurance card in the abandoned car alongside a cocaine pipe, and cocaine in his blood. At trial, the DA dropped the hit and run charge outright. The jury then returned not-guilty verdicts on both the DUI and paraphernalia counts.
Trespass & Resisting Defense
After a heated argument at a business, our client refused to leave and initially resisted police commands. An officer took him to the ground and placed him in the patrol car, where he was recorded kicking the window. The jury convicted him of attempted vandalism alone, finding him not guilty of trespass and resisting arrest.
DUI Defense · Jury Trial
After a car accident, our client told police she had been driving. Field sobriety tests and a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit followed, and she was arrested for DUI. At trial, the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict. The court declared a mistrial, and the DA chose not to retry the case.
Restraining Order Defense
A long-running HOA dispute led our client's neighbor to obtain a restraining order barring him from photographing the neighbor or his property. When the neighbor accused him of violating it by photographing him coming home from work, our client denied it. We took the case to trial, and the jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
DUI Defense · Jury Trial
Driving home from a concert, our client was in an accident, panicked, and drove off without exchanging information. Police found him at home 40 minutes later with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit and signs of poor coordination on field sobriety tests. He was charged with hit and run and DUI. At trial, we conceded the hit and run but fought the DUI charge, and the jury returned a not-guilty verdict on it.
Assault Defense
A dispute between business partners turned into a battery and vandalism charge when our client's partner accused him of punching and head-butting him and breaking his glasses. Our client denied it. At trial, the jury found him not guilty of vandalism and deadlocked on the battery charge, which the DA dismissed afterward.
DUI Defense · Jury Trial
A 911 caller reported our client asleep behind the wheel, blocking the road. Police arrived ten minutes later and found her still asleep, ignition on, seatbelt fastened, with a .20 blood alcohol level. At trial, the jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
Animal Neglect Defense
Charged with neglecting her three dogs, our client faced a ten year ban on owning or living with animals, a consequence she was not willing to accept. At trial, the jury could not reach a unanimous decision, and the court declared a mistrial. She got her dogs back with no restriction on ever having animals again.
DUI Defense · Jury Trial
After being rear-ended with friends in the car, our client told police he had been driving. Field sobriety tests followed, and his blood alcohol tested over the legal limit, leading to a DUI arrest. At trial, the jury returned a not-guilty verdict.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Our client's BAC came back at .32, four times the legal limit, and the DMV moved to suspend his license. We filed a motion to dismiss the suspension, arguing the DMV failed to act with good cause and due diligence in securing the lab results in time. The motion was granted, and the suspension was set aside.
DUI Defense · DMV Hearing
Found asleep behind the wheel with the ignition on, partially blocking the road, our client's BAC tested over three times the legal limit. The DMV moved to suspend his license, a devastating outcome given his commercial driver's license. We argued that sitting in the driver's seat with the ignition on does not meet California's legal definition of driving, and since the DMV could not pin down an exact time of drive, we won the hearing outright.
Violent Felony Defense
Two felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, both strike offenses, combined with a prior strike for burglary, left our client ineligible for probation and facing prison under the DA's offer. We filed a Romero motion, which the DA opposed. After briefing and oral argument, the judge granted our motion and dismissed the prior strike. Our client was released from custody that same day with a DEJ plea.
Dbouk Law Office P.C. has a proven track record of success in negotiating dismissals and favorable resolutions for our clients. We have succeeded at obtaining countless reduced charges, “not-guilty” verdicts and dismissals on our clients’ behaves.
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If you have been charged with a criminal offense in California, you need an attorney who knows how to fight for your rights and seek the most favorable outcome possible. Attorney Ibraham Dbouk has the experience and expertise to ensure the best possible outcome.
