Past Cases Of Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney Dennis Roberts
An Oakland Criminal Defense Lawyer With An IMPRESSIVE Background!
A remarkable & historic case in Dennis' career, earning the freedom for history's great leader of the American Indian Movement - Dennis Banks
As an Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney, Dennis Roberts has brought new meaning to the word experience. Well, what can we say, Dennis has been around. Been there, done that and has just about seen it all! Having represented literally thousands of cases, Dennis could probably fill an encyclopedia with his experiences inside the courtroom.
With an astonishing career that has been both broad and varied, cases that Dennis has represented have often elicited national attention. Numbered among Dennis’ vast line of past clients were Dennis Banks (Leader of the American Indian Movement) – A 13 year battle to which Dennis Roberts ultimately won Mr. Banks’ freedom; the Chicago 8 Defendants – Of the infamous “Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial of 1969-1970; Angela Davis – Once on the America’s Most Wanted List, Ms. Davis was yet another famous case for the books of Dennis Roberts; the Black Panther Party – Also accredited to the vast number of famous cases Dennis has stood to seek justice for, an African-American revolutionary leftist organization achieved national and international impact through its deep involvement in the Black Power Movement and in U.S. politics of the 1960s and 70s, one such member Dennis represented was Huey P. Newton (1942-1989) who founded the Afro-American Society and was a co-founder of the Black Panther Party; of course we cannot go without mentioning the satisfaction and pride Dennis enjoyed from his work in representing the Farm Workers Union – Founded in 1962 by Cesar Chavez himself, the United Farm Workers of America is the nation’s first successful and largest farm workers union, currently active in 10 states.
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Pot Activists Claim Innocence (March 18, 2002) – Article of a infamous case of two Oakland Medical Marijuana activists ( Ed Rosenthal and James Halloran) claiming innocence to a daunting series of charges leveled at them. Dennis who was counsel for James Halloran, won Halloran’s release with only one day in custody – time served. Another very impressive win for Mr. Roberts being that the 2 men were caught and charged with having over 1000 Marijuana Plants.
Court hears ‘paedophile’ Net Guru (June 22, 2001) – A challenging case in the books for Dennis where a well know Internet Guru; CEO and founder of MetaTV.com Ranjit Sahota was charged with several instances of sexual activities with a minor. Not a favored case for Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney Dennis Roberts, but one in which he stood to the challenge that few Criminal Attorneys could muster the stomach for. A case proving again, that Dennis Roberts will stand ready to fight for the citizen ACCUSED.
The Assault on Miranda (March 27, 2000 re-published on November 30, 2002) – A few interesting articles on the use and misuse of people’s Miranda rights in which one Dennis comments to a reporter, “I make cops do it in court. They schlepp it out, it’s usually dog-eared, and then they read it in a monotone; they have no idea what they’re saying. It’s a talismanic incantation of the words. You’re the DA, and someone says he didn’t understand his rights. All you have to do is say, you said the confession was involuntarily given. Well, you know what a lawyer is, don’t you? You understand what rights are, don’t you? You know what that means; you went to third grade. Yeah, and you saw Perry Mason or Ally McBeal, right? It’s not that hard to establish.”
Poodle Tailings (January 21, 1999) – An article about the Pink Poodle Murder case in which Dennis displays his prowess as an Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney once again in gaining yet another “Not Guilty” verdict for his client. Our apologies for the poor site design that this article resides on, the article regarding the Pink Poodle Murder case is the 3rd article on the page and begins half way down the page.
An Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney Who Gets Results – Period
As a practitioner in the struggle against Federal Mandates on Medical Marijuana today, Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney Dennis Roberts has enjoyed attaining MANY victorious outcomes for the Medical Marijuana Community.
One of many victories gained by Dennis Roberts for the Medical Marijuana Community with a large seizure of Meds, Paraphernalia and Cash ORDERED TO BE RETURNED!
With a career spanning over 46 years as a Criminal Defense Attorney, it somewhat goes without saying that Dennis has also represented THOUSANDS of everyday citizens from all walks of life charged with just about every crime on the books as a Criminal Lawyer. Dennis has dedicated his life to seeking Justice for the Citizen ACCUSED, it is his life’s passion and he will always be committed to seeing the best possible outcome for every single case and client represents.
The Man To Call When YOU Need The BEST In Oakland Criminal Defense
If you find yourself in need of an Oakland Criminal Defense Attorney and results are what matter the most, do yourself a favor and put Dennis Roberts at the top of your “Oakland Criminal Defense Attorneys” to call list!
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