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Lindell Law Offices, PLLC 8015 SE 28th Street - Suite 214 Mercer Island, WA 98040 206.230.4922 Fax: 206.230.4982
E-Mail Contact Eric Lindell Attorney at Law
Holly Owens Legal Assistant
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CRIMINAL CASES
Criminal Cases in the News:
Green River Killer
Beats Death Penalty (USA Today) State v. Ridgway.
Eric represented Gary Ridgway in this death penalty case. Shipyard shooter gets
life
(Seattle Times 2002) State v. Cruz. Eric
succeeded in stopping the prosecution from securing a death sentence against his client in
the "Northlake Shipyard" murder trial. Violation of IAD leads
to plea withdrawal and dismissal (Defense Lawyer Magazine
2000) State v. Garcia. While being represented
by another attorney, Eric's client pleaded guilty to a 9-year prison sentence. After being retained, Eric obtained a new trial
for his client and then secured a complete dismissal of all charges. Murder ‘witness’
lied; mistrial declared (Seattle Times 1998) State v. Lopez.
A mistrial was declared during this first-degree murder case after the
defense learned that the prosecution’s star “eyewitness” had fabricated his
trial testimony in an effort to collect reward money offered by relatives of the decedent. Auburn murder suspect
defended himself, jury told (South County Journal,
1997) State v. Greasser. In this first-degree murder trial, Eric used
self-defense to show a jury that although his client had stabbed an unarmed man, he had
been defending himself. Eric's client was
convicted of a lesser offense at trial. His
conviction was then reversed on appeal. Attorney: Teen insane
when he killed woman (Seattle Times 1996) State v. Thomas. Eric persuasively
presented an insanity defense to defeat aggravated first-degree murder charges filed
against his sixteen-year old client. Eric's client was convicted of a lesser
offense. Chained defendant
acquitted (Seattle Times 1994) State v. Gleason. Although Eric’s client was
kept in a specially designed “Hannibal Lector” restraint chair during this
assault and burglary trial, Eric secured not guilty verdicts to all charges by
establishing his client had been acting in self defense. Did stress disorder
cause woman to kill? (Seattle Times 1993) State v. Warden.
Eric successfully presented a unique battered parent/diminished capacity
defense to defeat first-degree murder charges filed against his client. Eric’s client was convicted of a less serious
offense. That conviction was subsequently
reversed on appeal. Jury to resume work in
Tippett murder trial
(Seattle Times 1992) State v. Casbon.
Eric represented an individual accused of aggravated first-degree murder in
the “Freemont Dock” murder case. Eric’s
client was accused of shooting a patron in a
Freemont area restaurant in Seattle during the lunch hour in front of approximately thirty
witnesses.
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