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February 2021
Ariel’s client was charged with the first degree murder of a man shot several times in the head in an Islington apartment building. A person matching Ariel’s client’s physical description was seen on video with a firearm and a witness identified Ariel’s client as one of the shooters during an undercover police “Mr. Big” operation. The Court found the “Mr. Big” statements to be inadmissible hearsay and Ariel’s client was discharged at the preliminary inquiry.
January 2022 Ariel successfully appealed a Superior Court judge's decision to commit his client to trial on a charge of first degree murder, arguing that the preliminary inquiry judge was correct in f
December 2021 Ariel's client was acquitted of serious fentanyl trafficking and firearm possession charges in Superior Court after the trial judge found that there was a reasonable doubt about his know
July 2021 Ariel's client was acquitted of possessing a loaded handgun despite videos of a person who appeared to be him in possession of the gun. His confession to possessing the firearm was excluded