Since forming Sperano and Housel 15 years ago, the following are trial results from Ontario, Monroe and surrounding Counties:
2011. Client charged with Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, facing 25 years to life in state prison if convicted. After a two-week jury trial, resulting in a hung jury, a second trial was scheduled. At the second trial, with numerous eyewitnesses, firearm/ballistic experts and forensic testimony, the client was found NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2011. Client charged with multiple counts of Criminal Possession and Sale of Firearms, facing mandatory state prison if convicted. After a lengthy jury trial, including testimony from a confidential informant, police and firearm experts, the client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2012. Client charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and facing a mandatory state prison sentence if convicted. After a lengthy jury trial, consisting of several eyewitnesses and police testimony, the jury found client
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2013. Client charged with Assault in the Second Degree, for allegedly assaulting another inmate while being held in county jail. Despite the entire incident being recorded on several surveillance cameras inside the jail, and testimony from jail deputies and other inmates, the jury found client
NOT GUILTY following a lengthy jury trial.
________________2013. Client charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Mischief. This case arose based upon allegations that client possessed a weapon and destroyed property while being held in county jail. Following a lengthy jury trial, including testimony from jail administration officers and deputies, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2013. Client charged with Assault in the First and Second Degree, facing mandatory state prison time if convicted. Client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES following a lengthy jury trial.
________________2014. Client charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree. Following a lengthy jury trial, including video surveillance evidence and eyewitness testimony, client was found NOT GUILTY.
________________2014. Client charged with Burglary in the Second Degree and Criminal Mischief. Facing mandatory state prison if convicted, client was found
NOT GUILTY following a lengthy jury trial.
________________2014. Client charged with Assault in the Second Degree, allegedly assaulting another inmate while held at county jail. Despite the entire incident being recorded on jail videos and testimony from jail personnel and eyewitness testimony, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES following a lengthy jury trial.
________________2014. Client charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and Assault in the First and Second Degree and faced mandatory state prison if convicted. Case involved a shooting in a downtown bar with multiple eyewitnesses, police testimony and firearm expert testimony. Following a lengthy jury trial, client found
NOT GUILTY of All CHARGES.
________________2015. Client charged with Rape in the First Degree and faced a mandatory state prison sentence up to 25 years if convicted. After a lengthy jury trial, including video surveillance evidence, DNA evidence, expert medical testimony, and complainant testimony, the trial resulted in a hung jury. The case went to a trial a second time and at this trial, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2015. Client charged with multiple counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree and faced mandatory state prison if convicted. Case involved a police search of a motor vehicle in which two loaded handguns were found. After a lengthy jury trial, client found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2015. Client charged with CRIMINAL TRESPASS and after a jury trial, including multiple witness testimony, client found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2015. Client charged with Robbery in the Second Degree and facing a state prison sentence if convicted found
NOT GUILTY following a bench trial in County Court.
________________2016. Client charged with Burglary in the Second Degree, for allegedly forcibly entering a home, and facing mandatory state prison if convicted. Despite multiple eyewitnesses, client found
NOT GUILTY after a lengthy jury trial.
________________2016. Client charged with Predatory Sexual Against a Child as an A level-felony, Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child in the Second Degree and lower-level felony and misdemeanor charges and facing 25 years to life if convicted of the top charge. Following a lengthy jury trial, including testimony from: experts, social services employees and complainant, client was found
NOT GUILTY of the top charges and avoided a lengthy state prison sentence.
________________2016. Client charged with Burglary in the Second Degree. Following a lengthy jury trial, the jury found client
NOT GUILTY of the top count of the indictment, avoiding a lengthy state prison sentence.
________________2016. Client charged with Assault in the First Degree, facing up to 25 years in state prison if convicted. Case involved allegations of violence against two separate complainants. After hearing complainants’ testimony, first responder and police testimony, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES after a lengthy jury trial.
________________2018. Client charged with Assault in the First Degree. After a lengthy bench trial, which consisted of DNA expert testimony, complainant testimony and other witnesses, client found
NOT GUILTY of Assault in the First Degree.
________________2018. Client charged with Violation of Parole. Despite a lower burden of proof at parole proceedings, and the testimony of the complainant and client’s parole officer, client was found
NOT GUILTY of the parole violation.
________________2018. Client charged with Robbery in the First Degree and facing a mandatory state prison sentence if convicted. Following a lengthy jury trial, which consisted of testimony that a handgun was taken by force with another handgun and the discharge of the weapon, the jury found client NOT GUILTY.
________________2019. Client charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Case involved a traffic stop by law enforcement and during the search of client’s vehicle, a loaded handgun was located under the driver’s seat. Facing mandatory state prison if convicted, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES following a lengthy jury trial.
________________2019. Client charged with Burglary in the Third Degree and Criminal Trespass, faced 15 years to life as a persistent felony offender if convicted. After a lengthy jury trial, including fingerprint expert testimony alleging client’s fingerprints were found inside a retail building where the crime was committed, the jury found client
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2019. Client charged with Criminal Possession of Forged Instruments and Petit Larceny. Following a jury trial, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2019. Client charged with Arson in the Second Degree, as the top count of the indictment. Following the trial, which included an alleged, voluntary confession by client, a Federal parole officer’s eyewitness testimony of the event and a civilian eyewitness who was inside the residence where the arson occurred, client was found
NOT GUILTY of the top count of the indictment.
________________2019. Client charged with Felony Aggravated Family Offense and facing a lengthy state prison sentence if convicted due to client’s prior felony convictions. Following a jury trial, client was found
NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES.
________________2021 client charged with Rape 1st degree, Rape 3rd degree, Sexual Abuse 1st Degree, after five days of testimony from the Complainant, trauma nurses and experts, client found NOT GUILTY of all charges by Jury.
________________2021 Client charged with Assault 2nd Degree, Complainant suffered punctured lung, after testimony from the Complainant, experts and police, Defendant found NOT GUILTY.
________________2022- client charged with violent felony Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. Client faced 7-15 years in prison if convicted. Client found NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES at a jury trial in Supreme Court.
________________2022- client charged with a violent felony Assault in the Second Degree. Client found NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES at trial in County Court.
________________2022 –Client charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child, after several days of testimony from numerous witnesses, defendant found NOT GUITY.
________________2023- client charged with felony Strangulation and Assault, in addition to several misdemeanor charges. Client found NOT GUILTY of ALL CHARGES at a jury trial in County Court.
________________2023- client charged with DWI, facing a license suspension, blow device requirements, substantial fines and probation or jail. Client found NOT GUILTY of both DWI AND the lesser charge of Driving While Ability Impaired.
________________2023 Client charged with Criminal possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree (2 Counts) and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, in NYS Supreme Court, facing a mandatory 7 years in state prison if convicted, client found NOT GUILTY on all counts
Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While Impaired by Drugs (DWI):
Sperano and Housel have successfully litigated all levels of DWI offenses; ranging from misdemeanor cases in lower courts to felony matters in County and Supreme Courts, and civil Refusal Hearings at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
