State Court – Acquittal – Drive-by-Shooting

Two reputed gang members engage in a high-profile police chase by helicopter and police car after a drive-by-shooting.  Prosecutors claim that the defendant/passenger (Mr. Mesereau’s client) fired numerous shots at a house.  Prosecutors also claim that the passenger in the suspect automobile threw a canister of bullets over an overpass and threw a pistol on a porch.  The bullets and pistol are introduced as evidence along with eyewitness testimony.  Jury acquits.