Ms. Cin’s client had been accused of eleven crimes - basically all Identity Thefts and Forgery Offenses. The basic facts were that a man (who happened to be white - it’s relevant) was arrested for these crimes while at a bank. While being interviewed by the police, the man was asked if anyone else was involved. He pointed to a car with four black people driving out of the bank’s parking lot. Ms. Cin’s client was one of the people in that car. The arrested man then got a plea bargain where he agreed to testify against Ms. Cin’s client (and the other people in the car).

First, Ms. Cin challenged the investigation by the police. Through that challenge, Ms. Cin got all but three of the charges dismissed due to unlawful police behavior. That left three charges for trial. Each of those charges carried up to five years of prison if convicted. At trial, Ms. Cin proved that the only evidence to say that Ms. Cin’s client had broken any laws, offered by the prosecutor, was the testimony of that one man who got a deal in exchange for his testimony. There was no corroborating evidence! At the end of the prosecutor’s presentation of evidence, the judge granted Ms. Cin’s motion to dismiss the remaining three charges!