Hit-and-Run cases

A hit-and-run conviction can result in up to three years in jail. I have done a three-strike hit-and-run trial where the client was facing life in prison for the charge. My client was acquitted of all charges and went home.

My terrorist threats trial successes include: 

Victor V., RIF131050

• Charges: Assault with a car (Penal Code § 245(a)(1), hit and run (Vehicle Code § 20001(a)), and later driving under the influence (Vehicle Code §§ 23152(a)&(b)) with three strike priors (Penal Code § 667(c)&(e)(2)(A)/1170.12(c)(2)).
• Exposure: Victor was facing fifty years to life in prison.
• Outcome: Despite Victor's girlfriend's testimony that Victor had tried to run her over with his pickup truck, the jury acquitted Victor of all charges except a conceded unrelated driving under the influence charge.  Victor was given credit for time served for the DUI and released from jail. He now runs his own lawn care business.
  

• Have you done a hit-and-run trial before?
• This question is important because a hit-and-run trial can often involve emotional testimony.
• Addison has done and won a life sentence exposure hit-and-run trial.
• What were the results of your hit-and-run trials?
• This question is important because, in a hit-and-run trial, there are so many ways to fight hard and attack the district attorney's case.  If an attorney has won a hit-and-run trial, the attorney has the experience and skills to handle the level of complexity involved in a hit-and-run trial.
• Addison has won a life sentence exposure hit-and-run trial.  If you find another attorney who has saved more than one client from life in prison by winning a hit-and-run trial, hire that person.  If you want the best possible chance of winning, you should contact Addison.
• Do you train other lawyers in your techniques for winning hit-and-run trials?
• This question is important because, typically, only the leading lawyers in a field are invited to conduct training for other lawyers.
• Addison was a speaker at the California Public Defenders Association (CPDA) homicide defense training in 2011 to train on my winning trials by humanizing the client method.  He has also given the same training at the Riverside County Public Defenders Office, the Riverside County Barristers, the Santa Clara County Public Defenders Office, and the San Francisco County Public Defenders Office.  He was a speaker at the CPDA homicide defense training in 2012 to train on utilizing a neuropsychologist in a homicide case.  The skills that he teaches to other lawyers are easily utilized in a hit-and-run trial.
• How long were the hit-and-run trials you've done, and how many days of defense did you present?
• These questions are important because although some cases just call for a short trial, a short trial can also mean that the prosecution was not sufficiently challenged or that no defense was presented. A hit-and-run trial that lasts five or so court days is reason for concern because it's an indicator that the prosecution is not being thoroughly challenged and a complete defense is not being presented.
• Addison has spent nine court days in a hit-and-run trial.  His success with the hit-and-run trial is really unparalleled.