August 14, 2009

• Steven Topazio wrote this April 27, 2014 at 9:21 am

The defendant was arrested after forging prescriptions and obtaining medications from various pharmacies including CVS, Walgreen’s and OSCO Drugs. The defendant was told after several pre-trial conferences that he was facing jail time, was unsatisfied with the advice he was receiving and discharged his former counsel, and hired Attorney Topazio. Attorney Topazio attached each incident of fraud, viewed surveillance videos, and challenged the Commonwealth’s evidence. Today despite the Commonwealth’s recommendation for a conviction, and through intense negotiations, the defendant received a CWOF or continuance without a finding, which is not a conviction under state law, instead of receiving a felony conviction.