Case Results
Over the last 30 years, criminal attorney Maureen Baldwin has handled thousands of cases. These are just a few of the recent successful results she has obtained:
Theft Cases
Defendant was charged with petty theft.
Result: Charges dismissed after a one-day class
Defendant, who was facing immigration problems was charged with grand theft. Case was reduced to a misdemeanor with no jail upon payment of restitution.
Result: Reduction, No Jail, no negative immigration consequences
Defendants were charged with grand theft for the false sale of items on the internet.
Result: Reduction to misdemeanor and No Jail
Murder Case
Defendant admitted to shooting and killing a man. Attorney Maureen Baldwin plea bargained to avoid the standard 50 yrs to life for First degree murder with a gun, and instead convinced the DA that the circumstances were unusual enough to reduce the charges resulting in a 9 year sentence.
Result: Reduction in charges and sentence
Defendant charged with one attempted murder with a gun, and was facing an amendment charging an additional murder charge with a gun one week later. After negotiations, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the attempted murder and not to file the amended charges for the second murder.
Result: 7 years in prison
Internet Pornography Case
In a case involving internet pornography, criminal attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to get charges reduced to a misdemeanor with electronic monitoring, and keep the defendant off the Megan’s Law website.
Result: Misdemeanor and electronic monitoring. No jail.
Domestic Violence Cases
In numerous domestic violence cases, Ms. Baldwin has been successful in giving the DA information about the case before it is filed resulting in the DA deciding not to file any charges.
Result: No charges filed
In numerous domestic violence cases, Maureen Baldwin has successfully had cases reduced to disturbing the peace, avoiding the harsh mandatory 52 week domestic violence program as well as negative immigration consequences.
Sex Cases
Defendant was accused of kidnapping and fondling a minor. All charges were dismissed after proof that the minor had misidentified defendant as the perpetrator.
Result: Case dismissed
Defendant was charged with kidnapping and sexual assault of a woman outside of a bar. Through investigation, attorney Maureen Baldwin discovered that the alleged victim had lied on the record.
Result: After jury trial: Not guilty
Defendant was charged with molest of a teenage girl. After thorough investigation and plea bargaining, the sex charges were dropped and instead a minor misdemeanor was substituted, avoiding jail and the need to Megan’s Law registration.
Result: Sex charges dropped
Mentally disabled defendant charged with a sexual assault. After negotiation, Maureen Baldwin was able to get the client a treatment program and to avoid a jail sentence.
Result: No jail
Three Strike Cases
In a jury trial where defendant was facing 25 years to life for selling stolen property in a pawnshop, through successful cross-examination, defense attorney Baldwin was able to bring out witness testimony that the perpetrator looked as much like the courtroom bailiff as he looked like the defendant.
Result: Not guilty
In a case where witnesses alleged the defendant had robbed them, defense attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to show the DA that the witnesses were not believable.
Result: All charges dismissed before trial
In a case where the police arrested defendant for burglary of a store, based largely on his long record and his suspicious presence nearby, defense attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to convince the prosecution they did not have sufficient evidence to proceed.
Result: Charges dismissed before trial
In several cases where the defendant was charged with theft or drug offenses after three strikes in the past, criminal attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to avoid 25 to life and instead has obtained results ranging from rehabilitation with no further jail to a 5 year prison sentence instead of a life sentence.
Drug Cases
In a drug case where the police reported finding a large amount of hard drugs in defendant’s garage, criminal attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to get charges dismissed in court when she convinced the court there was insufficient evidence that the defendant lived there.
Result: Case dismissed
In a drug possession for sales case, defense attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to convince the court that defendant should serve no jail time due to unusual circumstances in defendant’s family life.
Result: No Jail
Case with Mental Defenses
In a case where defendant suffered from a significant learning disability, and had confessed to several robberies, criminal defense attorney Maureen Baldwin was able to convince the court to reduce his sentence to months in jail instead of years in prison a well as a court rehabilitation program.
Cases Involving College Students & Misdemeanors
In several cases where college students have run afoul of the law in minor matters, defense attorney Maureen Baldwin has been successful in getting charges reduced or dismissed.
