Despite Uphill Battle, Branson Attorney Secures Two Acquittals in Child Sex Cases
Missouri Lawyers Media › January 09, 2011
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When the Taney County jury announced his acquittal on a child sex abuse charge, Luther Mitchell slumped in his chair, tears pooling in his eyes.
Joseph W. Allen, Mitchell's Branson defense attorney, spoke quietly to his client. "Don't look at the jury, don't thank them. Just keep looking straight forward. We'll celebrate when we get out of here." The accuser's family sat in the courtroom, and Allen wanted to respect their emotions about the case.See the full content of this document
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Despite Uphill Battle, Branson Attorney Secures Two Acquittals in Child Sex Cases
Just one week later, Allen sat beside a second client in Taney County as another jury announced its not guilty verdict. In both cases, tried in early December, the clients faced felony allegations of fondling girls. Both trials featured "he said/she said" testimony battles and no physical evidence.
Two back-to-back acquittals in two weeks -- that's a fairly unus...See the full content of this document
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