ECBAWM Obtains Acquittal for Man Charged with Murder

On February 3, 2017, after a six-year odyssey through the criminal justice system, Cesar Villavicencio was acquitted of murder and released from custody. ECBAWM partner Earl Ward was able to demonstrate to the jury that the medical examiner’s conclusion that the deceased died from strangulation was wrong and, further, that the death was caused by a drug overdose.

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