The following is a list of Jury Trials with verdicts, hung juries or outcomes resulting from evidence exonerating the Defendant, where Mr. Sherman was defending the accused. Please keep in mind that these are only a fraction of the cases handled by Mr. Sherman. Many more cases were resolved without a Jury Trial where the State decided to drop or reduce charges, and/or the Defendant decided to accept the State's plea offer.
Case 08-3601 CFAWS; Edward Darrell Traylor; 2 week jury trial; 20 count information including Racketeering, Grand Theft, Defrauding a Financial Institution; Judgment of Acquittal granted August of 2009 on 11 of 20 counts; hung jury on remaining 9 counts; Re-trial conducted on remaining counts during May of 2010; mistrial declared after jury selection and one day of testimony due to State's late disclosure of witnesses (discovery issues).
Case 09-1803 CFAWS; Orestes Olmo; acquittal and found not guilty of both Aggravated Assault on Law Enforcement Officer and Carrying a Concealed Weapon. May of 2010.
2008-2868 CFAWS; Court appointed to represent Joshua Miller; charged with 2 count of Burglary and 2 counts of Grand Theft; Jury Verdict not guilty of 1 count of Burglary and 1 count of Grand Theft and Guilty of 1 count of Burglary and 1 count of Grand Theft; March 2009.
2008-30959 CFAES; Darius Bush; charged with Carjacking; Jury Selected and Sworn May of 2008; charges dismissed by State during 1st day of trial due to insufficient evidence; key State witness admitted there had been a mistake with photo line-up.
Case No.: 07-02120 CFAWS; ANGEL ALICEA, charged with multiple counts of Sexual Battery on a Child under 12; hung jury - mistrial. April, 2008.
CASE NO.: 06-01208 CFAWS; Court appointed to represent CHRISTOPHER DAVID PLOTNER, acquittal and found not guilty of Robbery with a Weapon; February 2007
2004-01379 CFAWS; Court appointed to represent MICHAEL SALAS, charged with premeditated murder; State sought death penalty; Jury Verdict Guilty with majority vote for life in prison; Summer of 2006.
CASE NO. 02-33275 CFAES, Court appointed to represent DWAYNE DARNELL HANKINS, charged with premeditated murder; State sought death penalty; Jury Verdict Guilty with majority vote for life in prison; January, 2005.
05-00136 CFAWS; court appointed to represent STEFAN A. ARMSTRONG; found guilty of Robbery; On appeal the 5th District Court of Appeals found the trial court committed reversible error and remanded the case back to the trial court for a new trial. APPEAL CASE NO.: 5D-05-1884. Another attorney handled the retrial. 2005.
CASE NO.: 2004-CF-001189-A-02; LISA VALERIE KIRBY, Defendant; Acquittal and Not Guilty of Grand Theft; Lake County, Florida, Summer of 2004
Before 2004, Mr. Sherman accumulated jury trial experience as a prosecutor in Volusia County, Florida. CLICK HERE to see some of the jury trial results from when Mr. Sherman represented the State of Florida for Felony Crimes from 2000-2004.
