Client facing mandatory minimum of 5 years and maximum of 25 years in prison found NOT GUILTY by jury of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree after Mr. Amsel successfully argued that client acted in self-defense when he stabbed the complainant.

Client facing mandatory minimum of 3 ½ years and a maximum of 15 years found NOT GUILTY by jury of Attempted Assault in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree in connection with a shooting despite client being photographed by the alleged victim holding a firearm and there being video surveillance of the client holding what appeared to be a firearm. 

Client facing mandatory minimum of 5 years and a maximum of 25 years found NOT GUILTY of all charges by jury of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and all other charges in connection with a shooting after Mr. Amsel successfully argued that the alleged victims fabricated their claim that the Client was the shooter. 

Client facing 16 years to life in prison as a persistent violent felony offender found NOT GUILTY by jury of Burglary in the Second Degree after Mr. Amsel successfully argues that the complainant misidentified client as the burglar he confronted inside his home.

Trial of Client facing 16 years to life in prison for Burglary in the Second Degree ends in an evenly split Hung Jury after Mr. Amsel successfully argues that the prosecution’s DNA expert, who claimed that the DNA evidence taken from a blood sample on the windowsill of the complainant’s home matched the client’s DNA, was incredible. 

Client facing mandatory minimum of 7 years and maximum of 15 years found NOT GUILTY by jury of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in Second Degree and Domestic Violence Assault after Mr. Amsel successfully argues that the prosecution failed to prove that Defendant possessed a firearm that his ex-girlfriend claimed belonged to him, despite his DNA being on the firearm. 

Client facing mandatory minimum of 7 years and maximum of 15 years in prison found NOT GUILTY of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in Second Degree after Mr. Amsel successfully argues that the prosecution failed to prove that Client possessed the firearm that was recovered from the road where the Client ran by while fleeing from the police. 

Client facing mandatory minimum of 3 ½ years and maximum of 15 years in prison found NOT GUILTY of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in Second Degree after Mr. Amsel successfully argues that the prosecution failed to prove that the Client knew of the firearm inside the vehicle, which was a community "Dollar Van."

Client facing a mandatory minimum of 8 years and maximum of 25 years in prison found NOT GUILTY of Assault on a Police Officer despite the prosecution presenting evidence that the Client bit a police officer’s finger off after Mr. Amsel successfully argued that the police lacked a lawful basis to stop, question and attempt to arrest the Client. 

Trial of Client facing 25 years to life in prison as a persistent violent felony offender ends in a Hung Jury with 11 of the 12 jurors voting to acquit the client of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Strangulation, despite the prosecution presenting a video purportedly depicting the Client on top of the complainant while she lay unconscious and unresponsive.

Client facing mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 25 years in prison found NOT GUILTY of shooting and drug charges after Mr. Amsel dismantles the cooperating witness on cross-examination and establishes that the police unlawfully attributed drugs recovered from the cooperator to the Client. 

Client facing mandatory minimum of 7 years and a maximum of 15 years in prison found NOT GUILTY of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (intent to use unlawfully against another) despite loaded firearm being recovered from Client's person.  

Client found NOT GUILTY of Domestic Violence Assault charges after Mr. Amsel successfully argues that the complainant’s story was incredible. 

Client found NOT GUILTY of Stalking in the Third Degree despite prosecution presenting evidence of numerous messages and calls allegedly sent by Client to his ex-girlfriend.