Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Can a Felony Charge Be Reduced to a Misdemeanor?
A felony charge can make a person feel as though the outcome has already been decided. It has not. The charge filed at the beginning of a case reflects the state’s first position, usually based on police reports, witness statements, and the information available shortly after an arrest. As more evidence comes to light,… Read More »
Jury: ‘Moo Moo’ not guilty
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Moo-Moo-found-not-guilty-in-shooting-8403081.php BRIDGEPORT — And on the sixth day Jamal “Moo Moo” Hamilton was acquitted. The reputed gang member accused of the 2015 Trumbull Gardens mass shooting that helped change the face of the city’s administration and the way it polices housing projects was cleared Friday of all charges stemming from the killing of a… Read More »
State Rests Case in ‘Moo Moo’ Murder Trial
http://www.ctpost.com/local/article/State-rests-case-in-Moo-Moo-murder-trial-8376468.php BRIDGEPORT — The state rested its case Wednesday afternoon in the trial of Jamal “Moo Moo” Hamilton, accused of last year’s shooting spree that killed one man and wounded eight other people in a North End housing project. The defense is to begin its case Thursday morning. Hamilton, 24, who has been linked… Read More »