Criminal Defense

Emily Dahm Takes novel approach to a difficult sentencing hearing – making a mitigation video of her client’s family and community for the court
Emily Dahm Takes novel approach to a difficult sentencing hearing – making a mitigation video of her client’s family and community for the court
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Creativity is a critical element of an excellent defense. Emily Dahm used a novel approach to tackle a difficult sentencing hearing. After her client was convicted of a cell phone robbery and was facing 15...
Read More
Emily Dahm wins domestic violence trial for hard-working Burmese immigrant
Emily Dahm wins domestic violence trial for hard-working Burmese immigrant
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Emily Dahm’s client, Tun Sein, a recent immigrant from Burma, was accused of pushing his wife so violently that she fell and hit her head on the sidewalk. After a jury trial, he was found...
Read More
Emily Dahm wins “sex with the BART seat” case
Emily Dahm wins “sex with the BART seat” case
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Emily Dahm's client was seen exposing and touching his genitals on a BART train. He was charged with felony indecent exposure and faced a prison sentence. However, through her skillful cross-examination of the train operator...
Read More
Emily Dahm takes on police stings targeting undocumented immigrants
Emily Dahm takes on police stings targeting undocumented immigrants
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Read more here: How undocumented aliens shopping on Market Street can find an inexpensive trip home
Read More
Emily Dahm secures favorable plea deal in DUI vehicular manslaughter case
Emily Dahm secures favorable plea deal in DUI vehicular manslaughter case
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Emily Dahm was able to secure a six-month jail sentence for a client who, while driving under the influence of alcohol, hit and killed a 17-year-old girl in San Francisco. He stopped immediately, called 911,...
Read More
Emily Dahm secures “not guilty” verdicts in robbery trial where Target security guards attacked her client
Emily Dahm secures “not guilty” verdicts in robbery trial where Target security guards attacked her client
Blog, Criminal Defense
Emily Dahm successfully defended Jake Fitchbarclay at a jury trial where he was accused of robbery at a Target store in San Francisco. Mr. Fitchbarclay was caught and tackled by three security guards after shoplifting...
Read More
Emily Dahm helps acquit man wrongly accused of murdering his husband
Emily Dahm helps acquit man wrongly accused of murdering his husband
Blog, Criminal Defense
Emily Dahm and Danielle Harris defended Tim Stewart, who was charged with first degree, premeditated murder in the bludgeoning death of his husband, Rex Spray. The two had been together for nearly 20 years. After...
Read More
Emily Dahm persuades judge to throw out wiretap evidence in gang case and gets case dismissed
Emily Dahm persuades judge to throw out wiretap evidence in gang case and gets case dismissed
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Emily Dahm represented one of nearly two dozen men arrested in Contra Costa County in the “Omega Red” wiretap operation, targeted at bringing down an alleged Norteño gang conspiracy to commit a variety of crimes....
Read More
Emily Dahm’s cross-examination results in dismissal in “sexting” trial
Emily Dahm’s cross-examination results in dismissal in “sexting” trial
Blog, Criminal Defense, General News
Emily Dahm represented a 21-year-old Marine who had met a young woman online whom he believed was 18 years old. Unbeknownst to him, she was 17 and still a few months shy of her 18th...
Read More
magnetic-resonance-imaging-of-brain
New Pretrial Diversion In California Mental Health Cases: Expectations vs. Reality
Blog, Criminal Defense
Jail diversion initiatives have gathered much interest as a strategy for reducing the presence of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system. Under penal code 1001.36, California now offers “Mental Health Diversion” programs...
Read More