Results that speak for the work.
A selection of public state and federal cases in which CQI served on the defense team.
All charges dropped
State of Florida v. Tavaris Mack
Charged with three murders in a 2016 Lakeland home invasion robbery and facing the death penalty, Mr. Mack spent two years and nine months in the Polk County Jail. The State Attorney’s Office dropped all charges after the defense investigation into cell phone records and location data, new defense witness statements, and photographs and video that never placed him at any of the locations.
Life imposed
State of Florida v. Cheyanne Jessie
The State sought the death penalty in Polk County for the 2015 killings of two family members. After the penalty phase, the court imposed life sentences in 2019.
Sentenced to life
State of Florida v. John Jonchuck
The State withdrew its notice to seek the death penalty in this Pinellas County first-degree murder case in 2018. He was sentenced to life in 2019.
Judge imposed life
State of Florida v. Andre Warner
Convicted of first-degree murder in a 2016 Polk County robbery. Despite the jury’s death recommendation, the judge sentenced him to life without parole in 2021.
Jury chose life
State of Florida v. Artavistus Ware
Convicted in Glades County of arranging a murder for hire. At the penalty phase the jury recommended life, and he was sentenced to life in 2021.
Jury chose life
State of Florida v. James Davis
The State argued four aggravating factors in a 2010 Pasco County homicide. The jury chose life without parole in 2022.
Life on retrial
State of Florida v. Patrick Evans
Sentenced to death for a 2008 Pinellas County double homicide. The Florida Supreme Court reversed in 2015, and the 2017 retrial ended in life without parole.
Life on resentencing
State of Florida v. Jason Wheeler
Sentenced to death in Lake County in 2006. At his 2022 resentencing, the jury found the mitigating factors outweighed the aggravating factors, and he was sentenced to life.
Sentenced to life
State of Florida v. Marco Parilla
Pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in Pinellas County. The sentencing jury did not unanimously recommend death, and he was sentenced to life.
Jury chose life
State of Florida v. Manuel Ayala
Prosecutors sought the death penalty for a 2011 Polk County kidnapping and homicide. The jury recommended life, and he was sentenced to life.
Plea to life
State of Florida v. Steven Cecil Dykes
Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty in this Pinellas County first-degree murder case. Days before trial he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life without parole.
Plea to life
State of Florida v. Ronald Wayne Harris Jr.
Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty in this Polk County first-degree murder case. He accepted a plea to life without parole.
Plea to life
State of Florida v. Christopher Lee Duncan
Charged in Hernando County with three counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and solicitation to commit murder. A negotiated plea took the death penalty off the table, and he was sentenced to life.
Sentenced to life
State of Florida v. Trey Nonnombre
Convicted in a 2015 Manatee County double homicide. Based on the jury’s findings at trial, the State declined to seek the death penalty, and he was sentenced to life.
Resentenced to life
State of Florida v. Adam William Davis
Sentenced to death in Hillsborough County in 1999. After the sentence was vacated in 2017, the State did not seek death again, and he was resentenced to life in 2021.
Sentenced to life
United States v. Nathaniel Harris
A wide-ranging federal racketeering and drug distribution prosecution involving seven murders. The death penalty was taken off the table.
Sentenced to life
United States v. Robert Ward
A Fort Myers drug conspiracy prosecution involving the killing of a confidential informant. The death penalty was taken off the table.
Sentenced to life
United States v. Michael Mencher
A murder in aid of racketeering prosecution arising from a feud between rival motorcycle clubs. The death penalty was taken off the table.
Sentenced to life
United States v. Cristie Fay Bottorff, Jerry Alan Bottorff and Luis Angel Lopez
A federal murder for hire prosecution. The death penalty was taken off the table.
25 years
State of Florida v. Tasha T. Trotter
Charged with first-degree murder in Pinellas County. The case resolved with a sentence of 25 years.
About 25 years
State of Florida v. Christian Jose Gomez
Facing a life sentence in Pinellas County, he accepted a plea that works out to about 25 years, followed by probation.
20 years
State of Florida v. Ronnie Betts Jr.
A homicide during a 2011 St. Petersburg home invasion resolved by a plea to second-degree murder and a sentence of 20 years.
30 years
State of Florida v. Scott Alexander Greenberg
Charged with first-degree murder in Pinellas County. The case resolved with a sentence of 30 years.
121 months
United States v. Peter Manna
A multi-defendant federal prosecution involving narcotics, firearms and money laundering charges.
9 years, 1 month
United States v. Steven M. Pace
Federal destructive device and armed drug trafficking charges.
33 months
United States v. Thomas Herris Sigler III
A federal civil rights prosecution.
Case descriptions are drawn from public records and news reports. Past results depend on the facts of each case and do not guarantee a similar outcome.
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