Article Link By St. John Barned-Smith, This story was updated on May 14, 2013. A Damascus man accused of running down two Potomac men in December with his mother’s black Honda Civic — killing one and injuring the other — pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Fernando…

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May, 2013   In Loudoun County, Virginia, the effective advocacy of attorney Jonathan R. Oates resulted in a misdemeanor deal with no probation, despite the allegations that his client had fraudulently taken over $20,000. Despite the prosecutor demanding a felony conviction, crimina attorney Jonathan Oates was able to persuasively present…

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May, 2013 On the first morning of a jury trial in May 2013, Criminal attorney David Moyse got all felonies dismissed in a home invasion armed robbery case in Montgomery County. Moyse’s client plead only to misdemeanors with one year of work release, despite confessing to police that he had…

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Article Link by St. John Barned-Smith Staff writer   Attorney Andrew V. Jezic, at his Wheaton office, believes that personal information available on the Internet should be fair game when selecting jurors. While preparing to defend a man last month accused of child sex abuse, Andy Jezic asked a Montgomery…

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Andrew Jezic convinced a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge to give his client no jail, after the client was found guilty of Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana – a misdemeanor – involving a package containing 45 pounds of marijuana He was given three years of probation and…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Article Link By St. John Barned-Smith, At a bond review hearing in Montgomery County Circuit Court Tuesday, a judge halved the bond of a man accused of child sex abuse from $500,000 to $250,000. David Fernando Javier Zarayasi, 66, of Royal Bonnet Circle in Montgomery Village,…

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Andrew Jezic was voted by other Maryland criminal lawyers and judges as a member of the select group of criminal practitioners who comprise the Maryland State Bar’s Criminal Law Section Council. This is the second time that Mr. Jezic has been elected to serve on this…

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Andrew Jezic convinced a Prince George’s County prosecutor in a statutory rape case, carrying decades in jail, to dismiss all felonies and all sex offense charges. The defendant, who had confessed to the police, plead guilty to a misdemeanor, Second Degree Assault. As a result, the…

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Thursday, May 23, 2013 Attorney David Moyse got his client’s conviction for DUI dismissed on appeal, despite the client blowing NEARLY THREE TIMES THE LEGAL ALCOHOL LIMIT. Moyse’s tenacious defense led the prosecutor to dismiss all jailable offenses, allowing his client to avoid jail time, 12 driver’s license points, and…

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Andrew Jezic convinced a Prince George’s County prosecutor to dismiss Armed Robbery charges, all felonies, and all gun charges, despite the defendant being caught nearly red-handed with a shotgun in his fleeing vehicle. The defendant plead to Second Degree Assault, a misdemeanor, giving him a strong…

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