United States v. David James Garrison

Defendant, and his co-defendant, were charged as pharmacists with illegally distributing more than 900,000 oxycodone pills over a nine month period, knowing that the prescriptions were written by doctors allegedly operating a “pill mill.”  Three weeks into trial, the government moved to dismiss the charge against the two pharmacist defendants after the defense alleged governmental misconduct.  The government conceded that it had repeatedly failed to timely turn over Brady and Giglio evidence, and it accepted counsel’s representation that the government had wrongfully used evidence disclosed to the attorney for a third defendant, who ultimately testified for the government.  This fascinating case is recounted in detail in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in United States v. David James Garrison, Case No.: 15-50131, filed by the Court April 25, 2018.  This case is illustrative of how extensive preparation and filing of motions can lead to incredible results in a case involving an enormous amount of opiates.  Mr. Sherman received the Lawyer of the Year Award from the Los Angeles County Criminal Bar Association for his work on this case.