Rape

Thirty year old man was terminated from his employment after his coworker accused him of rape and kidnapping the night before. He was subsequently indicted causing him to hire counsel. Despite his protestation of innocence, his criminal defense lawyer convinced him to minimize his exposure and accept a plea agreement. The plea labeled him a sex offender and yielded a mandatory prison sentence. Just before sentencing, the young man hired our law firm to vacate his plea. The basis was that it was not made voluntarily, intelligently, and knowingly. After an extensive hearing with several witnesses called, including prior counsel, the court granted the Motion to Vacate. We investigated the case and proceeded to trial. After a weeklong trial, the jury took only hours before finding our client Not Guilty of all charges. Thereafter, a suit was filed by our client against the accuser for her malicious conduct and his prior employer for wrongful termination.