Jury acquittal
Cumberland County
Not guilty: second-offense OUI refusal
A jury returned a not-guilty verdict in a second-offense OUI refusal case.
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Results
Selected trial victories and other favorable outcomes.
Example trial victories
Jury acquittal
Androscoggin County
Not guilty in a felony domestic-violence case
A jury acquitted the defendant in a felony domestic-violence prosecution arising from a vehicle leaving the road.
Judgment of acquittal
Androscoggin County
Acquittal: Class C failure to report
The court granted Dan’s motion for a judgment of acquittal on a Class C failure-to-report charge at trial.
Jury acquittal
Kennebec County
Not guilty after a three-day felony trial
A jury returned a not-guilty verdict in a Class B sexual-offense trial in Kennebec County.
Jury acquittal
Kennebec County
Not guilty: Class C domestic violence assault
A jury returned a not-guilty verdict in a felony domestic violence assault case.
Acquittals on two counts
Somerset County
Not guilty: Class A kidnapping and aggravated assault
A jury acquitted the defendant of Class A kidnapping and Class A aggravated assault. The jury convicted on the remaining Class C domestic violence assault count.
Acquittal
Franklin County
Acquittal in a sex-offense case
Dan obtained an acquittal in a Franklin County sex-offense prosecution.
Acquittal
Franklin County
Acquittal on a strangulation allegation
Dan obtained an acquittal on a charge involving an allegation of strangulation in Franklin County.
Judgment of acquittal
Lincoln County
Felony acquittal during jury trial
Dan obtained a judgment of acquittal on the felony aggravated-criminal-trespass charge during a jury trial. The jury returned guilty verdicts on misdemeanor criminal trespass and domestic violence assault.
Other favorable outcomes
Verdict vacated
Oxford County
New trial granted after juror racial bias
After post-trial investigation of an alternate juror’s report, the court granted the defense motion to vacate the guilty verdict and ordered a new trial. This was a new-trial ruling, rather than an acquittal or dismissal.
Dismissal
Cumberland County
Two indictment counts dismissed
The prosecution dismissed Counts 1 and 2 of an indictment after the defendant’s sustained participation and progress in an adult drug court program.
Negotiated resolution
Cumberland County
Felony charges dismissed; misdemeanor resolution
The original charges included two Class A counts of elevated aggravated assault and a Class B criminal-conspiracy count. Those charges were dismissed as part of a resolution involving guilty pleas to two Class D assault counts and a 30-day jail sentence.
Mid-trial resolution
Cumberland County · Federal court
49 federal felony counts dismissed; misdemeanor plea with no jail
In the multi-defendant F/V Western Sea fisheries prosecution in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, Dan’s client reached a negotiated resolution during trial. Forty-nine federal felony counts were dismissed. The client pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and received a sentence with no jail time.
Related press coverage ↗Favorable rulings
Mistrial granted
Lincoln County
Mistrial in the first Witham-Jordan murder trial
The court granted a mistrial after the defense challenged the prejudicial effect of a witness’s reaction to photographs. This ruling ended the first trial and required a new trial; it was not an acquittal.
Related press coverage ↗Discovery sanctions
Cumberland County
Prosecution evidence excluded in the Butterfield murder trial
Following the defense’s discovery challenge, Justice MaryGay Kennedy barred prosecutors from playing recorded jail calls as a sanction for discovery violations. This was a favorable evidentiary ruling, rather than a dismissal or acquittal.
Related press coverage ↗Selected outcomes only. Each case turns on its own facts and law; past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Client names are omitted. Some rulings below were obtained as part of a defense team and do not represent the final disposition of the case.