Brotherly-in-Law Dispute
The father-in-law of Lucius S. called 911 and claimed that Lucius pointed a gun and threatened to shoot his son after an argument. Lucius was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a firearm. Because of the firearm and his extensive prior criminal record, Lucius was offered 10 years in prison without any good time off.
At trial, I argued that Lucius and his wife’s brother had a long standing feud, and that the brother’s statements were contrived to get Lucius arrested and imprisoned. I was able to get the father to admit that he never saw a gun and was only repeating what his son told him. Lucius’ wife testified and explained the feud between her brother and Lucius. She stated that there was only an argument – no gun. It took the jury some time, but they eventually found Lucius Not Guilty.
