Recent Results
At Kilts & Davis, we focus on the facts and legal issues that can change the outcome of your case. Below are examples of recent results we’ve achieved for our clients—both at the firm and in prior practice. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
25-to-Life Gun Enhancement
No Proof Client Killed Anyone
ALLEGATION DISMISSED
Aggravated Assault
with Great Bodily Injury
Victim’s Injury Was Self-Inflicted
CASE DISMISSED
Assault with a Deadly Weapon (A Car)
Accident, Not Assault
CASE DISMISSED
Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Glass Beer Bottle)
Object Not Inherently Deadly
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon (A Knife)
Raised Self Defense
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon (A Machete)
Full Circumstances Presented
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Assault with a Firearm
Police Destroyed Evidence
CASE DISMISSED
Assault with a Firearm
Provided Full Context.
REDUCED TO NEGLIGENT DISCHARGE.
NO JAIL. NO PRISON. NO STRIKE.
Assault with Intent to Commit Rape
Pattern of False Accusations
CHARGE DROPPED
NO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION
Attempted Robbery & Carjacking
Raised Alibi Defense
REDUCED TO NON-VIOLENT OFFENSE.
NO PRISON. NO STRIKE.
Carjacking & Felony Evading
Raised Doubt About Alleged Role
REDUCED TO LESSER OFFENSE.
NO PRISON.
Attempted Murder
No Intent to Kill
REDUCED TO LESSER OFFENSE
NO PRISON
Attempted Murder
Proved Psychotic Delusions
NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
NO PRISON
Attempted Murder - Juvenile Case
DNA Testing Disproved Knife Allegation
REDUCED TO LESSER OFFENSE
GRANTED HOME ON PROBATION
Carjacking
Prosecution Could Not Prove Principal Role
REDUCED TO ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT
NO PRISON. NO STRIKE.
Child Endangerment
Judge Found Insufficient Evidence
CHARGE DISMISSED
Child Molestation &
Attempted Kidnapping
Cleared By Phone Data
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR
ULTIMATELY DISMISSED
NO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION
Continuous Sexual Abuse of a Minor
Timeline Evidence Raised Doubt
REDUCED TO LESSER
OFFENSE NO PRISON
OFFENSE NO PRISON
Corporal Injury to Spouse
Defense Presented Proof of Therapy
CHARGES REJECTED
Corporal Injury to Spouse
With Prior Strike
Injury Was Unintentional
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Criminal Threats
Surveillance Video Cleared Client
CASE DISMISSED
Drive-By Shooting
Full Story Presented
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Drug Possession for Sale
Two Prior Strikes
Unlawful Search Challenged
REHAB. NO JAIL.
Drug Transportation
Traffic Stop Unlawfully Prolonged for
Drug-Sniffing Dog
CASE DISMISSED
Drug Smuggling into a Jail Facility
Duress Defense Asserted
CHARGE DISMISSED
NO DRUG CONVICTION
DUI
Collateral Consequences Presented
DIVERSION GRANTED.
DACA STATUS PROTECTED
*Note: Subsequent Appellate Decisions
Restricted Diversion for DUI
Restricted Diversion for DUI
Felony DUI with Injury
Mitigation Presented
REDUCED TO WET RECKLESS
DACA STATUS PROTECTED
Felony Vandalism
Security Officer Misidentified Client
CASE DISMISSED
Gross Vehicular Manslaughter
While Intoxicated
Causation Challenged
$250,000 Grand Theft
Cleared By Text Messages
CASE DISMISSED
Lewd Act on a Minor Under Age 14
Extensive Mitigation Presented.
PROBATION GRANTED. NO PRISON.
Meeting with a Minor
for a Lewd Purpose
No Actual Minor Involved
CHARGES REJECTED
Negligent Discharge
of an
Assault Rifle
Defendant Suffered from PTSD
MILITARY DIVERSION GRANTED
CASE DISMISSED
Unlicensed Practice of Medicine
Doubts Raised About Knowledge Element
REDUCED TO A MISDEMEANOR
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Stolen Property Resale Operation
Doubts Raised About Prosecution Theory
REDUCED TO MISDEMEANOR.
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Restraining Order Violation
Full Story Presented
INFORMAL DIVERSION GRANTED.
DACA STATUS PROTECTED
Robbery
Property Not Stolen
CHARGES REJECTED
Robbery
Defendant Cleared By Surveillance Video
REDUCED TO PUBLIC INTOXICATION MISDEMEANOR
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Robbery
and Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Property Damaged, Not Stolen. No Violent Assault.
REDUCED TO VANDALISM
ULTIMATELY DISMISSED
Sexual Assault During
First-Degree Burglary
Judge Described It as a “Wife Swap Gone Bad”
LIFE SENTENCE AVOIDED
REDUCED TO LESSER OFFENSE.
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Sextortion
Argued Screenshots Lacked Context
NO JAIL. NO PRISON.
Sexual Battery
Accusation Didn’t Add Up.
CHARGE DISMISSED
NO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION.
Shooting at an Occupied Vehicle and Assault with a Firearm
Police Misidentified Defendant as the Shooter.
CASE DISMISSED.
Workers Compensation Fraud
Language Barrier. No Fraudulent Intent.
CASE DISMISSED
Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Results depend on a variety of factors specific to each case.