Recent Case Results

Argued in the Court of Common Pleas that there was no Reasonable Articulable Suspicion for the stop that had our client arrested for DUI. It was alleged that our client was speeding and driving all over the road. Not guilty.

Sitting member of the Judiciary charged with a DUI. After the trial, they were found not guilty.

DUI trial in Court of Common Pleas Sussex County. Attorney Abram won the case after the court agreed there was no lawful reason for the stop.

Was able to get the State to voluntarily dismiss a DUI, after arguing the police lacked probable cause to arrest for DUI. Sussex County Court of Common Pleas 2020.

Won Suppression hearing to disallow blood search warrant results. The case reduced to Reckless Driving probation. The client did not lose his license.

Driver was stopped for slightly driving over the line, case dismissed for no probable cause.

A man was charged with felony assault for breaking the jaw of another man. A self-defense claim was pursued. After an extensive discovery process and requests for prior reports related to the alleged victim’s aggressive behavior to our client, which supported our client’s self-defense claim, the State dropped the case. Sussex County Superior Court 2020.

Filed a motion to suppress the stop based on the fact that his swerving over the line was not a violation of the law as it was not unsafe. Court agreed, motion granted case dismissed. Client will now not be deported.

Was able to help a client prove innocence on an alleged $500,000 money laundering case. After discussion with the State, no charges were brought and the $500,000 was returned.

Charged with money laundering. Driver was pulled over for unreasonable speed and failure to maintain his lane of travel. The officer could smell marijuana and arrested the Defendant and seized approximately $35,000 that was alleged to be used to buy cigarettes to transport to New York. The court suppressed all evidence from the stop based on the fact that the warrant was deficient, case dismissed and all money was returned to the Defendant.

Two men were charged with murder in an alleged drug related shooting. A review of the evidence showed much of the State’s case involved the use of informant information. As the discovery process was becoming more thorough, the State promptly dropped the case. Kent County Superior Court 2020.

Caught with 17 pounds of marijuana and 6 pounds of cocaine on a traffic stop. We filed a motion to suppress and successfully argued that his detention was unlawful and that any consent given was involuntary given his unlawful detention. Judge agreed, case dismissed.

Rape case where woman alleged a man raped her while she was passed out. After hiring a private investigator, we were able to show numerous inconsistencies in the allegations. After reviewing the evidence, the State agreed to drop the charge. Sussex County Superior Court 2019

Rape 1st trial in Sussex County. The Defendant was accused by his long time girlfriend of attempting to have sex with her granddaughter. The Defendant fled the scene prior to police showing up. The evidence showed that the girlfriend was intoxicated and misunderstood what was going on, the Defendant was found not guilty on all counts.

Was able to argue that the blood search warrant was not specific enough, blood suppressed.

The Defendant ran over someone and broke both of his knee caps. It was alleged that the Defendant intentionally swerved to hit the alleged victim. He was facing a mandatory 8 up to over 100 years. Proved the alleged victim and his witnesses were not credible, the jury came back not guilty on all charges.

Client charged with theft, criminal mischief, reckless endangering, and criminal trespass. A boat captain was charged with destroying equipment and stealing items off the boat he was in charge of. Originally came in as a felony case, was reduced to misdemeanors at preliminary hearing, then not guilty at bench trial.

Was able to argue that the officer intentionally omitted important information in the blood search warrant in single car accident. As a consequence the blood results were thrown out, driver pled to a strait reckless driving with minimum fine.

Was able to successfully argue that the blood search warrant was not specific enough, blood suppressed.

Was able to successfully argue that the officer did not have probable cause to stop the defendant for driving over the painted lines.

Rape 1st trial in Kent County. The defendant was accused of Rape in the first degree after sex. She called police within minutes and the defendant fled. The jury returned a not guilty verdict on all counts after a 3 day trial.

Charged with DUI, possession of Marijuana with an aggravating factor, Possession of Paraphernalia. Driver was stopped for not dimming his high beams, was able to successfully argue that the officer did not have probable cause for the arrest. Found guilty of only the headlight violation, DUI and drug charges dismissed.

Originally charged with drug Dealing Marijuana, and DUI. Was able to get the drug dealing charges reduced at preliminary hearing, then trial followed. At trial was able to keep out the radar evidence in this case and the state was not able to prove Reasonable Articulable Suspicion for the stop, all charges dismissed.

DUI arrest. Driver was pulled over for speeding. It was successfully argued that the officer did not have probable cause to arrest the Defendant for DUI, case dismissed.

Court of Common Pleas DUI no probable cause for arrest finding after a motion to suppress, DUI dismissed. Lost the trial in Justice of the Peace court, won it on appeal in CCP.

The defendant was pulled over for driving over the yellow and white lines. It was ruled after a suppression hearing that there was no Reasonable Articulable Suspicion to believe that a crime was being committed and that all evidence from the stop was suppressed resulting in the case being dismissed. As a result this case is used by attorneys statewide in DUI defense.

A suppression motion granted for no probable cause, kept out the portable breathe test on foundation. Not guilty.

DUI attempting to convict Mr. Abram's client for drug use - successfully argued that the state forensic chemist was not qualified to testify to the effects of the substance and the state failed to comply with expert discovery. Case dismissed.

Held a suppression hearing after the client was pulled over for not having his headlights on. Mr. Abram successfully argued that the state did not have probable cause to make an arrest.

Officer stopped the Defendant for Speeding, was able to show that the Defendant performed well on his field tests and that the officer did not properly administer all of the field tests, no probable cause for arrest, case dismissed.

Officer stopped the Defendant for Speeding, was able to successfully argue that the officer could not prove that an offense occurred within the town of Rehoboth Beach so the officer made an illegal stop, no Reasonable Articulable suspicion for the stop, case dismissed .231 BAC.

DUI arrest. Was able to successfully argue that after the performance of field tests the officer lacked probable cause to make the arrest for DUI, case dismissed.

DUI arrest. Driver was stopped for running a stop sign, it was successfully argued that the state could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt the Defendant was under the influence of alcohol, not guilty DUI.

Originally convicted of DUI in Justice of the Peace Court, case was appealed to Court of Common pleas and the court found no probable cause for the arrest for DUI, case dismissed.

DUI case. Case was voluntarily dismissed by the State following a motion filed by the defense challenging the validity of the stop in this case, the Defendant was not required to appear for trial.

DUI arrest. Driver was parked on the side of the road legally and the officers approached after a call to 911 for a suspicious vehicle. The court ruled that the officers had no Reasonable articulable suspicion to detain the Defendant, case dismissed.

Charged with DUI. Driver was stopped for swerving in his lane. Officer conducted no field tests because the defendants first language is Spanish. However the Defendant would answer questions given in Spanish in English, the court was persuaded that the officer could have conducted field tests yet chose not to, no probable cause found, case dismissed.

Court of Common Pleas DUI. DUI case dismissed after a motion was made for failure to give Brady Material. Mr. Abram found out the cop had been in trouble on his own with no help from the state, argued successfully to the court that the case should be dismissed. State acknowledged that they didn’t know the cop had been in trouble until Mr. Abram told them.