Aggressive Defense Takes Death Penalty off the Table
Facing criminal charges can be a very frightening experience especially considering the fact that a conviction could lead to your incarceration. If you are arrested and charged with committing a violent crime the possibility that you will face a lengthy prison sentence in addition to hefty fines, community service, probation and other penalties increases exponentially. […]
Dozens of Charges Dropped!
Grech & Firetag scored a major victory in a political corruption case in San Jacinto following the dismissal of dozens of charges! The District Attorney’s office had alleged over a hundred counts of election fraud, perjury and government code violations against nine different defendants. Realizing that the case was grossly overfiled, the Court agreed with […]
US Supreme Court redefines testimonial evidence under the Sixth Amendment
The Supreme Court recently published a confusing case that may affect how courts view the Confrontation Clause. Following the seminal cases of Crawford v. Washington and Davis v. Washington, the United States Supreme Court held that with few exceptions, a prior testimonial statement could only be admissible if the witness was unavailable and a defendant had a prior opportunity […]
Pacheco Must Go
This was the article that I wrote condemning the Pacheco administration and why a change was needed. This was one of my proudest moments as a criminal defense attorney. By PAUL GRECH JR. and STEVEN L. HARMON We can no longer endorse Rod Pacheco for district attorney. During three and a half years as district […]