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After trial, our client was found “Not Guilty” of Assault and Criminal Obstruction of Breathing/Blood Circulation relating to a domestic violence allegation. Our client was arrested after his domestic partner reported that he had engaged her in a verbal dispute, grabbed her by the neck, threw her to the floor, stomped on her head, punched her in the face, and placed her in a chokehold. Skillful cross-examination of the complaining witness by Attorney Caitlin Quvus showed that the complainant fabricated and exaggerated her claims. Further, Ms. Quvus’ detailed analysis of the evidence in this case demonstrated that the complainant’s allegations could not be true. Ms. Quvus successfully argued that our client was not guilty of any crime, resulting in the dismissal of all Misdemeanor charges. Our client was found guilty of the Violation of Harassment and has no criminal record. If you are charged with Assault or any other domestic violence related crime, call attorneys Caitlin Quvus and Todd Greenberg for the best result at 718-268-0400 or visit us at Queenslaw.com.

On the eve of Trial, the Defendant, who was Indicted and charged with Assault in the Second Degree, a Class “D” Felony, was permitted to enter a plea to “Disorderly Conduct”, a Violation and not a crime, in full satisfaction of the Indictment. The allegations were that the Defendant, a Superintendent, assaulted the complaining witness, a Tenant, with a weapon. After extensive investigation of this case, it was found that the complaining witness, a former New York City Police Officer, had a criminal record and was denied various licenses, including an investigators license, based on his faulty character. Although the Brooklyn District Attorney demanded a plea of “guilty” to Felony Assault, Addabbo and Greenberg pushed this case to a Jury Trial until the District Attorney made an offer that could not be refused. Instead of a serious felony conviction, the Defendant resolved this case with a plea to “Disorderly Conduct”, a Violation and not a crime. Once again, knowledge of the law and the willingness to take a case to Trial resulted in a non-criminal disposition in a serious Felony case.

Our client, a Queens resident, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident which caused serious physical injury. The accident occurred at the intersection of Willets Point Boulevard and Utopia Parkway. It was alleged that our client, a 62-year-old male, struck the victim while she was in the crosswalk and then ran over her for a second time without stopping and exhibiting his license. Four eye witnesses testified, describing a silver SUV and one of them gave our client’s license plate number! Within one hour, the police came to our client’s house, confronted him when he admitted that he was in that area, as he is every morning, taking his dog to the dog park in his silver SUV. Through thorough cross-examination of each and every witness, Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg was able to establish contradictions in each witnesses testimony and, despite the fact that an eyewitness took down my clients license plate, our client was Acquitted and found not guilty of all charges! In presentation of the Defense case, Mr. Greenberg called Character Witnesses who testified that the Defendant spent his life volunteering to help others through various charitable organizations. Mr. Greenberg argued that a person of this character, if he struck a pedestrian, would not leave the pedestrian laying there to die but would have gotten out of the car and helped. After one week of testimony and presentation of evidence which, according to the District Attorney, was “very strong”, a “Not Guilty” verdict was rendered. Mr. Greenberg was able to point out, despite the eyewitness testimony, serious inconsistences and relied heavily on the argument that the Defendant was not the type of person who would commit a crime. Character Evidence is very strong and you need a Criminal Defense attorney who knows how to use it! Call us at 718-268-0400 or visit us at www.addabboandgreenberg.com.

Timing is everything and an experienced criminal defense attorney will use that concept, all within the bounds of the law, to get the best result for a client. That is exactly what Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg did on the day of Jury selection wherein our client, an engineering student studying for his Master’s degree, was charged with Assault in the First Degree and facing up to twenty-five (25) years in jail. Our client, a young man in his late twenties with no prior record, was accused of striking another person with a bat causing serious injury. The client adamantly denied the charges and was anxious for a trial. An element of the Crime of Assault in the First Degree is causing serious physical injury by means of a deadly weapon. It was alleged that the Complainant, after being hit by a bat, suffered a serious physical injury to his shoulder that required surgery. Serious physical injury is defined as injury which creates a substantial risk of death, protracted disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily organ. The Complainant claimed that he could no longer work as a Mechanic because he lost the use of his shoulder and arm due to the injury and, therefore, suffered a serious physical injury. Unbeknownst to the Complainant, Mr. Greenberg hired an Investigator who videotaped the Complainant for a period of one month prior to trial, which showed the Complainant working on cars and using his “seriously injured” shoulder and arm while lifting the hood of vehicles he was working on. Mr. Greenberg waited until he was required by Law to turn over the videos, which was immediately before trial, so as to allow the Complainant to tell the District Attorney that he could not move his arm. It was clear that the Complainant lied to the District Attorney right up until the trial with regard to his ability to use his arm. The Assistant District Attorney who was handling the case immediately took the proper action upon disclosure of the video: since the Complainant lied to him concerning the extent of his injury, the Assistant District Attorney immediately informed the Judge that he was applying to the District Attorney himself to dismiss the Indictment! Sure enough, the Indictment was dismissed! Once again, Mr. Greenberg’s knowledge of the Law and his Trial experience and strategy paid off and his client, innocent of the charges to begin with, never even had to stand trial for these false charges. For expert legal defense call Addabbo and Greenberg at 718-268-0400 or visit us at www.addabboandgreenberg.com.

Our client was charged with Assault where it was alleged by the complaining witness that our client intentionally ran him over with a limousine. Our client and the complainant were employed by a limousine company in Queens County. Although they were friendly with each other for twenty-five (25) years, the complainant began to act irrationally and became violent towards our client. The complainant alleged that when he was walking into the limousine garage, our client intentionally aimed his vehicle at him and, at a high rated speed, clipped him with the vehicle causing serious injury to his elbow, leg, neck and back. However, on cross-examination, after taking photographs and measurements of the garage, it was established that it would be impossible for our client to have reached a high rated speed in such a short distance. Further, during cross-examination, Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg had the complainant mark a photograph indicating where all the parties were and, once again, using speed and timeframe calculations, demonstrated that it was impossible to occur as stated. Mr. Greenberg also argued that the motivation for the false charges against our client was a civil lawsuit and workers compensation claim and that the complainant sought financial gain and fabricated his testimony ” NOT GUILTY!”. Once again, knowledge of the Law, extensive experience in cross-examination of witnesses and extensive trial preparation has led to the acquittal of our client. If you need our help, call Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg at 718-268-0400 or reach us at QueensLaw.com.

A Queens County Jury returned a “Not Guilty” verdict on Assault First Degree charges and all lesser offenses against a Defendant charged with hitting another patron of a club over the head with a champagne bottle. Despite the fact that the injuries were severe, Queens Criminal Attorney Todd D. Greenberg mounted a self-defense defense along with the mitigating circumstance that the Defendant was intoxicated and could not form intent to injure. After a three-week trial which involved several witnesses, including police officers, bouncers, and a video tape, the Jury returned a verdict of “Not Guilty” of all counts. Once again, dedication, knowledge of the law and hard work resulted in a jury acquittal for Queens Criminal attorney Todd D. Greenberg’s client. For the best possible results, call Addabbo and Greenberg.

On April 9, 2012, a Queens business owner was found “NOT GUILTY” of all charges after trial. The Defendant was charged with Felony assault wherein it was alleged that he and a foreman physically beat a worker and then commanded a dog to bite the worker. Underlying the criminal case was an allegation by this particular employee and other employees who filed a Federal civil suit against the Queens contractor regarding unpaid wages. Criminal attorney Todd Greenberg was able to establish that the alleged victim lied in prior proceedings, had memory issues and, most important, that the scenario as stated by the witness was simply impossible to have occurred. Once again, the best result possible was obtained by assault attorney Todd Greenberg based on his research, knowledge of the law and trial preparation.

On February 1 st, 2012 our client was found “Not Guilty” of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Menacing and Criminal Possession of a Weapon. The Defendant was arrested and charged in an ongoing dispute with his neighbor with having a verbal argument, then brandishing a machete and threatening to kill his neighbor’s daughter, the fifteen-year-old complainant. Even though the District Attorney presented four eyewitnesses, during Cross Examination, Criminal Defense Attorney Todd Greenberg was able to show inconsistencies between each witness’s testimony which led the Trial Judge to doubt the credibility of the witnesses. Once again, a falsely accused client of Addabbo and Greenberg has been found “Not Guilty” of all criminal charges.