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Dismissals, not-guilty verdicts, and settlements from the firm’s own records, presented case by case. Client names are withheld.

Patrick S. Aguirre, attorneyPatrick S. AguirreCriminal defense & personal injury attorney · Long Beach
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93% reported courtroom success rate55 documented results on this page

The 93% figure is a historical statistic reported by the firm. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Patrick S. Aguirre, attorney

Featured case results

Eight featured case results

Each result depended on the specific facts and law of that case. Results will differ when based on different facts. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.

Complete case results

Additional case results

Criminal defense results

Court, charge, and outcome details are included when available.

Domestic violence defense12

Domestic violence charge

  • Westminster Superior Court

Dismissed at trial

Domestic violence charge

  • Downey Superior Court

Motion to dismiss granted for violation of speedy-trial rights

Felony domestic violence, felony false imprisonment, and vandalism

  • Long Beach Superior Court

Settled for a misdemeanor with no jail time

Domestic violence

  • Downey Superior Court

Dismissed on the day of jury trial

Violation of a criminal protective order

  • Downey, California

Dismissed

Felony domestic violence with a weapon allegation, and criminal threats

  • Long Beach Superior Court

Credit for time served, no jail

Domestic violence

  • Downey, California

Dismissed at trial

Domestic violence

Case dismissed

Domestic violence

Case dismissed at trial

Domestic violence and elder abuse

Serna motion to dismiss granted on both charges

Domestic violence

Case dismissed on the day of trial

Felony domestic violence and criminal threats

  • Long Beach Superior Court

Dismissed on a motion for lack of speedy trial

DUI defense6

Second DUI offense

  • Compton, California
  • July 2017

Case dismissed

Third-time DUI, with an admission of drinking and a test refusal

Not guilty

Second-time DUI

Case dismissed on a Serna speedy-trial motion

DUI

No charges filed, resolved through negotiation

DUI

License reinstated after the DMV hearing; criminal charges dismissed

DUI charges

Case dismissed on a Serna speedy-trial motion

Violent-crime defense10

Robbery with a gun; felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition

  • Norwalk Superior Court

Not guilty in 30 minutes

Two counts of assault with a knife (PC 245)

  • Norwalk Superior Court, Dept. N

Dismissed at the preliminary hearing

Assault with a deadly weapon (felony PC 245)

  • Downey, California

Dismissed on the day of trial

Six counts of assault

Jury returned not guilty within 45 minutes after a three-week trial

Aggravated assault

Charges dismissed on a Serna speedy-trial motion

Attempted murder and domestic violence

  • Client facing 30 years

Negotiated plea for two years with full credits; estimated actual time, one year

Assault with a deadly weapon, and criminal threats

Not guilty

Robbery with a gun

  • Facing 16 years after trial

Probation after trial

Exhibition of a weapon

Case dismissed on the day of jury trial

Five counts of assault with a firearm (PC 245(a)(2))

  • Maximum exposure of 14 years

Time served, on probation

Drug-crime defense7

Possession of 31 kilograms of cocaine for sale

  • Long Beach Superior Court

Dismissed at the preliminary hearing

Possession for sale and sales of heroin

Dismissed at the preliminary hearing

Transportation of narcotics; officers observed the hand-to-hand transaction

Not guilty

Possession for sale of 20 tons of marijuana, the largest marijuana seizure in Long Beach history

Sentenced to a misdemeanor with time served

Possession of narcotics

Motion to suppress granted; charges dismissed

Motion to vacate a marijuana-cultivation conviction, to avoid deportation

Motion granted

Possession of four kilos for sale

  • Norwalk Superior Court

Dismissed at the preliminary hearing

Sex-offense defense4

Molestation case

  • Los Angeles County

Case dismissed

Sexual assault and molestation charges

  • Client facing life

Charges dismissed on the day of trial

Multiple sex charges

  • Facing life in prison

Charges dismissed on the day of trial

Multiple rape charges

Case dismissed after the preliminary hearing

Homicide defense2

Two counts of murder and voluntary manslaughter

  • Riverside Superior Court
  • Client held in custody for three years awaiting trial

Not guilty on all charges and allegations

Murder charge

  • Norwalk Superior Court
  • September 2016

Not guilty

Federal criminal defense4

Multi-count fraud, Ponzi scheme

  • Federal court
  • Facing 40 years in federal prison

Sentenced to 60 days, served on weekends

Illegal reentry after deportation for an aggravated felony

  • Federal court
  • Facing 20 years in federal prison

Sentenced to 18 months

Transportation of more than two tons of marijuana

  • Federal court
  • Facing ten years

Sentenced to two years

Bribery and extortion

  • Federal court
  • Facing 30 years in federal prison

Sentenced to 12 months

Three-strikes defense1

Third-strike case

  • Facing 25 years

One year after a negotiated plea

Theft-crime defense1

Shoplifting and contributing to the delinquency of a minor

Hung jury; charges dismissed

Criminal defense matter2

Bomb threats at a school

Case dismissed

Felony evading police

Reduced to a misdemeanor by the judge after the preliminary hearing

Additional civil matters

Additional civil settlements beyond the featured results above.

Discrimination-related civil matter

Racist slur printed on a restaurant receipt

$150,000 settlement

Pedestrian injury matter

Pedestrian struck by a car; broken foot

$520,000 settlement

Each result depended on the specific facts and law of that case. Results will differ when based on different facts. Past results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome.

Patrick S. Aguirre, attorney
Patrick S. Aguirre Criminal Defense & Personal Injury Attorney in Long Beach, California
American Institute of Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Top 100, Lawyers of Distinction 2019, and 10 Best Attorneys honors

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