ACQUITTED BY JURY: Lewd or Lascivious Molestation
May 2026
Our attorney, Jordan Holmes, took an appointed case to trial where the client was facing child sexual abuse allegations. The risk was high. Usually, juries look at these cases and don't blink. But Jordan pointed out a fatal flaw in the State's case.... The way the State charged the case required for the penetration to be via a sexual organ only, not, for example, a finger. The State did not elicit any information from the DNA expert to explain that the DNA would have had to come from a sexual organ. The jury saw that no matter how things look, the State did not prove the charge that they choose to prosecute..... That is what civic duty and holding your government accountable looks like.... ANOTHER NOT GUILTY, IN SPITE OF DNA EVIDENCE.
Practice area(s): Criminal Defense
Court: Orange County Courthouse
