The Challenge
Our client worked as a security guard at an apartment complex. He was accused of sexually assaulting a teenager in a stairwell. A conviction meant jailtime, sex offender registration, and the loss of his security guard registration. The accusation had a timeline that mattered. It was made only after he found the teenager and her boyfriend engaged in misconduct on the property and told them he would be reporting it to their parents.
Our Strategy
We conducted our own investigation. We established the sequence of events and gathered the evidence that showed the accusation followed, rather than preceded, our client’s warning to the teenagers. We took the case to trial. Through cross-examination we brought out the inconsistencies in the accusation and the motive behind it, and we presented the evidence that supported our client’s account. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
The Result
NOT GUILTY
Your Case Belongs at the Southwest Justice Center.
Your Defense Belongs Here.
If you were arrested in Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Winchester, or French Valley, your future will likely be decided at the Southwest Justice Center (SWJC) on Auld Road. In these courtrooms, local knowledge is the ultimate advantage. Since 1999, Nic Cocis has been a weekly fixture in the SWJC, appearing before the same judges and negotiating with the same Riverside County prosecutors for over 25 years. We don’t just know the law — we know the specific nuances, procedural quirks, and judicial tendencies of the Southwest District. Whether you are facing a felony or a misdemeanor, you need a firm that treats the Southwest Justice Center as its home turf.
