Mark J. Rosenblum appears in federal and state courts on a daily basis on behalf of clients accused of criminal offenses. Following are some recent notable cases:
United States v. Eliezer Neufeld
Three years ago, Eliezer Neufeld was sentenced to 135 months (11 years and three months) in prison. An appellate court sent the case back to the trial court for a new sentencing hearing, and Neufeld’s family hired Mr. Rosenblum to represent him. Following a lengthy hearing the court resentenced Neufeld to 48 months (four years), cutting the original sentence by almost two thirds.
State of Florida v. Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson was a Jacksonville police officer who was accused of having inappropriate relations with an underage girl. There were two charges against Wilson, and the prosecution was seeking a long prison sentence. Mr. Rosenblum tried the case to a jury, and Wilson was found not guilty of one of the charges and guilty of a lesser offense on the other charge.
State of Florida v. Thomas Eastep
Tom Eastep was accused of driving under the influence. Mr. Rosenblum tried his case to a jury, and
Eastep was found not guilty.
State of Florida v. Mark Lynch
Lynch was accused of driving under the influence and refusing to take the breath test. Mr. Rosenblum filed and litigated a motion to suppress on behalf of Lynch, with the goal of decimating the prosecution’s case. Concerned that the motion to suppress would be granted, the prosecutor offered a plea to a lesser offense, thus avoiding the stigma and other consequences of a DUI conviction.
United States v. Michael Asberry
Michael Asberry, a young man with a troubled background, was accused of distributing crack cocaine and branded a Career Offender. Mr. Rosenblum was able to convince the court that Asberry’s federal sentencing guideline range of 151-188 months was overly harsh, and that a lower sentence was in order.
Asberry was sentenced to 48 months in prison.
United States v. Aric Sinclair
Aric Sinclair, who was a police officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at the time of his arrest, was a defendant in the notorious Jacksonville cop scandal, accused of dealing drugs and conspiring to murder a Jacksonville businessman. Through successful negotiations with the United States Attorney’s
Office Mr. Rosenblum was able to save Sinclair many years in prison.
United States v. Randy Lee Goodman
Goodman was accused of possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in connection with the marijuana crime. The government refused to drop the more serious gun charge, and
Mr. Rosenblum tried the case to a jury. Goodman was found not guilty, saving him five years in prison.
