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Case Results (Part 4)
Please note that prior results do not guarantee future outcomes.
- High dismissal rate on first-time marijuana cases.
- High dismissal rate on first-arrest shoplifting and petit larceny charges.
Sale of a Controlled Substance
Dismissed
Client was a full-scholarship student at a prestigious university in New York City charged with a felony sale of a controlled substance to undercover police officers.
Result: Case dismissed.
Drug Posession
Dismissed
Client was an internationally-known musician and disc jockey charged with possessing marijuana and hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Result: Case dismissed.
Selling a Controlled Substance
No Criminal Conviction, No Jail, No Probation
Client was charged with selling a controlled substance to an undercover officer outside of Madison Square Garden before a concert.
Result: No criminal conviction, no jail, no probation, no community service.
Arson
Lesser Charge
Client was a green card holder who accidentally burned down the multi-unit brownstone in which he lived.
Result: The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo convinced the prosecutors to dismiss the most serious arson charges and the client was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge without any jail, probation, or community service; client was not deported.
Felony Weight of Narcotics
No Felony Conviction, No Jail, and No Probation
Client, a multiple predicate felon as a result of convictions for possessing and selling narcotics, was charged with possessing a felony weight of narcotics.
Result: After successfully completing an outpatient drug treatment program, no felony conviction, no jail, and no probation.
Felony Sale of Narcotics
Awarded a Settlement
Client was assaulted by police officers and charged with the felony sale of narcotics.
Result: All felony charges were dismissed and client spent no time in jail; client later awarded a settlement in a civil rights lawsuit brought by The Law Office of Matthew Galluzzo.
