Long Beach Criminal Defense Attorney

Practice Areas

Long Beach Criminal Defense Attorney

Homicide

In no other type of case is it more critical to find an aggressive experienced attorney to represent you or a loved one than in a homicide case. It is critical to find an attorney who has handled many homicide cases and knows how to investigate and prepare the case for trial.

Criminal Law Specialist Matthew G. Kaestner has been defending persons charged with homicide cases for over 20 years. In September of 2006, Mr. Kaestner obtained an outright dimissal of murder charges against Juan Herrera. Juan Herrera had been convicted of the murder in Long Beach in 1999. Mr. Kaestner began representing Mr. Herrera 2 years after Mr. Herrera lost his trial and appeal using other attorneys. Mr. Kaestner re-investigated the case to prove Mr. Herrera was innocent.

Mr. Herrera’s original trial attorney had failed to investigate the case competently. Mr. Kaestner obtained orders from the California Court of Appeal forcing the trial judge to listen to Mr. Kaestner’s evidence that Juan Herrera was innocent and that his trial attorney was incompetent. After serving six years of a sentence of 85 years to life, Mr. Herrera's conviction was overturned in December of 2005. Mr. Kaestner thereafter prepared the case for re-trial twice until the prosecution finally gave in and dismissed the case in September of 2006. Mr. Herrera is now a free man.

In October of 2005, Mr. Kaestner received a not guilty verdict in Los Angeles on a first degree murder charge in the case of People v. David Treto. The prosecution alleged that Mr. Treto was a gang member and the trigger man. The jury took only four hours to vote not guilty after a trial that took over two weeks.

Mr. Kaestner has substantial experience trying murder cases to juries and settling murder cases for reduced charges. Since 2003, Mr. Kaestner has obtained outright dismissals on 6 murder cases.

If you or a loved one are charged with murder or other form of homicide and want an attorney with a proven track record of winning homicide cases, call Long Beach Criminal Law Specialist Matthew G. Kaestner directly at (562) 688-3445.