Tennessee Indictment # 02-08321
State of Tennessee v. A. M.
Ross A. Sampson, counsel of record.
On April 12, 2002, A.M. was arrested on Interstate 40 in Memphis, Tennessee. After being detained by officers and having his vehicle illegally searched, officers confiscated over seventy pounds of powder cocaine concealed between the trunk and the gas tank of the vehicle. Upon arrest, the defendant faced up to sixty years.

After conducting our own investigation, it was discovered that the evidence against our client was not properly recorded by law enforcement. As a result of this error, on October 6, 2003, our client walked out of court a free man.


Tennessee Indictment # 05-02378
State of Tennessee v. J. S.
Ross A. Sampson & Paul J. Springer Counsel of record for J. S.
On July 25, 2005, the State of Tennessee filed a "Notice of intent to seek the Death Penalty" on our client, J. S. The State of Tennessee alleged that on or about December 11, 2004, our client murdered his life long friend, the former Mr. W.

The State's basis for seeking the death penalty was on the belief that our client killed Mr. W because he was providing information to local law enforcement about a previous robbery, allegedly committed by our client and the deceased.

The trial commenced on September 17, 2007. The jury received the case for deliberation on September 21, 2007. On September 22, 2007, after a day deliberation, the jury found J.S. not guilty. This charge has been expunged from our client's record. He’s a free man, working in Memphis.


Tennessee Indictment # 06-01735
State of Tenneesse v. B.E. II
Ross A. Sampson, Counsel for B.E.
On September 17, 2005, B.E. II was arrested and charged with Aggravated Robbery. The State of Tennessee alleged that our client robbed several foreign nationals at a house in Memphis, Tennessee.

The trial commenced on April 9, 2007. After deliberating for a little over two hours, the jury found B.E. II not guilty. This charge has been expunged from our client's record.


Tennessee Indictment # 06-09517
State of Tennessee v. J.J.
On January 29, 2003, our client J.J. was arrested for Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Theft of Property over 10,000.00 and faced nearly eighty (80) years in prison if convicted.

After initially retaining another attorney for his case, our office took his case to trial. The jury hung 7-5 on the attempted murder charge in favor of the defense. On August 13, 2007, J.J. entered a guilty plea to a greatly reduced charge. Later that evening, J.J. walked out of jail a free man.