Shuttleworth Law P.C.

Criminal Defense

Client found not guilty of threatening to unload firearm into place of employment and possessing an instrument of crime.

Criminal Defense

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) case, where client was illegally pulled over by a Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) police officer. Motion to suppress filed based on illegal stop, a stop outside the PHA officer’s jurisdiction, and a motion to exclude results of chemical testing for being conducted more than two hours after client was operating the motor vehicle. All motions to suppress GRANTED, based on the police officer being found by a judge not to be credible. Prosecution withdrawn.

Criminal Defense

Client charged with armed robbery of a bank in Philadelphia. The entire incident was caught on video surveillance. Trial was held in front of a judge, and client was found not guilty of all charges. The defense was mistaken identification.

Criminal Defense

Client was charged with aggravated assault of a correctional officer while in custody at the Detention Center in Philadelphia, PA. He testified that he had to punch the correctional officer in self-defense, because he was attacked by two correctional officers. Client was found not guilty.

Criminal Defense

Client was accused of burglarizing a home at night. A neighbor, who testified as a witness, claimed to have seen the burglar, and recognized him as client. The witness also claimed he knew client from the neighborhood, which is why he recognized him. Mistaken identification was the defense. Client found not guilty of all charges.

Criminal Defense

Client was charged with possession with intent to deliver and manufacture four marijuana plants. After there was a fire in the home, firefighters and police found the marijuana plants and growing equipment in the home, along with proof of residency for client. After a Municipal Court judge improperly found client guilty, an appeal was lodged in the Court of Common Pleas. After a contentious hearing, all charges were dismissed.