About Us

Mr. Trejo is an experienced and resourceful criminal defense lawyer who has earned a strong reputation for achieving positive  results for his clients.  He represents clients accused of federal drug crimes and all related matters, including:

• Drug Trafficking
• Importation and transportation of drugs
• Manufacturing or cultivating drugs
• Conspiracy to possess or distribute narcotics
• Money Laundering and racketeering
• Asset Forfeiture

Mr. Trejo also represents clients who have been victimized by police misconduct or suffered other serious injuries including wrongful death cases.

Mr. Trejo has also represented individuals before all three Divisions of the Washington State Court of Appeals. Mr. Trejo has also represented individuals in approximately 25 homicide cases, including Death penalty cases in Washington and California. He has experience with multiple First Degree Murder cases.

To illustrate some of Mr. Trejo’s astonishing jury trial victories, the following major cases are a sampling. However, please remember that each case is different and no case is ever guaranteed the same outcome. These are a sampling of jury trial cases where the defendant has given permission to disclose the outcome:

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Kidnapping charges. Defendant gave 5 false statements to the FBI and admitted kidnapper gave him money to use his house where victim was held outside overnight.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Defendant was a passenger in a vehicle engaged in a high-speed chase. Driver parked in a carport next to a support pole and ran away. Defendant attempted to run away but could not open his door because of the pole next to his door. Firearm located in the vehicle. Undisputed evidence was the firearm was manufactured in Germany but the ammunition clip inside the firearm was manufactured in China. Clip had Defendant’s fingerprints but no prints on the firearm. Defendant charged with Felon in possession of firearm. Reasonable doubt as to whether Defendant possessed firearm since he could have possessed clip without touching firearm.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Defendant owned property in the mountains of central Washington. Three undocumented men lived in a mobile home on the property. Inside the mobile home detectives discovered Marijuana drying. Investigation determined that people who lived there were engaged in growing thousands of marijuana plants just a hundred feet away from the mobile home. Two of the men/co-defendants testified against the Defendant. They said the Defendant was their boss who agreed to pay them when all plants were harvested. Defendant was arrested when he arrived at the grow site with items that included Miracle Grow and food for men to eat during the upcoming week. 

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Duress Defense. Police found 8 kilos of cocaine, several guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and $80,000.00 cash at defendant's home. Defendant testified a man forced him to commit the crime or harm would come to his family. Defendant did not know the stranger’s name but described him as a Mexican man about 5’ 8’, dark skin with a moustache who drove a brown or black Chevy truck.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES; The 6’ 9” tall Defendant was convicted following a trial where witnesses testified he was the leader of a local Mexican gang in Ellensburg. He was sentenced to 27 years. He prevailed on appeal with the help of his assigned counsel on appeal and a new trial was ordered. The family hired Mr. Trejo who proved it could not have been the Defendant who entered the victim’s home and committed the First Degree Assault and other crimes.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Defendant was alleged to have been a major drug trafficker in Chelan County. At the time of his arrest he attempted to elude Detectives. Post arrest search uncovered thousands of dollars in his vehicle. Prior to his arrest, there was a controlled buy, using an informant who testified at trial, conducted out of the sight of the Detectives who were conducting surveillance. Defendant’s roommate testified that the half-pound of methamphetamine found in their home belonged to the Defendant.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Defendant climbed through the second story window of complaining witness’ apartment. When he and the complaining witness had climaxed, he exited through the window. He testified everything was consensual. Not Guilty of Rape, Burglary 1st degree and Indecent Liberties.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Grandfather charged with molestation of three granddaughters. He gave a video taped “confession” that amounted to a 64-page transcript. He had a prior conviction for a similar offense 20 years earlier. Acquitted on all charges as to all three complaining witnesses. 

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Possession with Intent to Deliver 60 pounds of marijuana based on Defendant's testimony that he was there only to smoke with the informant. Defendant testified he was a mere user of marijuana and the informant was his source of supply. 

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Duress Defense. Possession with Intent to Deliver 58 lbs. of Marijuana found in the defendant's attic. Defendant testified Drugs allegedly belonged to his cousin who forced him to store the marijuana. Detectives testified “cousin” was a dangerous man.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Delivery of kilo of cocaine and 6 ounces of heroin in the presence of 5 Detectives. Police found drugs and a .357 Magnum where defendant was seated in the car. Undercover Detectives and Informant testified against the defendant. First trial ended in a mistrial based on prosecutorial misconduct. Interlocutory appeal was remanded for trial before double jeopardy issue could be ruled upon.

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: A controlled buy involving the Delivery of cocaine to an informant inside a home. Detectives even stripped searched the female informant at a motel room before taking her to the defendant’s home. 

NOT GUILTY ALL CHARGES: Rape charge. Teenage complaining witness testified Defendant approached her as she was walking home. She testified sexual assault took place and she ran home and told her family what happened.

NOT GUILTY: Possession with Intent to deliver 4 ounces of cocaine. Defendant had a beeper, large sum of cash and a gun. He testified he was a user not a dealer. Convicted of possession for personal use. Defendant sang to the jury to demonstrate he was a Mariachi singer. That was how he earned his money.

MR. TREJO’S LAWYERING SKILLS GO FAR BEYOND WINNING JURY TRIALS

Not only has Mr. Trejo successfully argued and won serious felony cases to juries, he has obtained incredible results and pretrial dismissal of charges by spotting, researching and arguing complex legal issues. 

DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 11-MONTH SENTENCE IN FEDERAL DRUG CONSPIRACY INVOLVING 3700 POUNDS OF COCAINE AND OVER 1000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN TEXAS.

The Defendant was one of sixteen defendants originally charged in what was the largest seizure of cocaine ever by the DEA in Texas: 1,700 Kilograms of Cocaine or over 3,700 pounds; and over 1,000 pounds of marijuana. On the first day of trial, the Defendant accepted a negotiated plea to misprision of a felony with an agreed sentence of 11 months. Most importantly, the defendant did not cooperate in order to obtain this offer nor was he deported.

CASE DISMISSED; CONSPIRACY AND MANUFACTURING OVER 12,000

MARIJUANA PLANTS

The defendant was charged in a conspiracy with several individuals. The grow was in Oregon. The case was vigorously prepared for trial and was the only one proceeding to trial. The Court granted the Government a continuance over defense objection. The next trial setting, Mr. Trejo announced ready for trial but instead of proceeding to trial, the Government dismissed all charges with prejudice.

CASE DISMISSED; POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER 1,000 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA

The defendant was charged in Nebraska. He had no ties whatsoever to Nebraska, but Mr. Trejo successfully argued that he should be released from custody and not be detained pending trial. Bond was set in the amount of $500.00. An informant identified the defendant as the ringleader and source of the marijuana. The case was later dismissed. The defendant did not cooperate with the Government.

CASE DISMISSED: POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE.

The defendant was charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Police arrived at a residence to execute a search warrant. During the search they found a substantial amount of methamphetamine. The defendant was a mere visitor. The woman living at the home told police that the drugs belonged to the defendant. The defendant denied the drugs belonged to her. Case dismissed with prejudice on the first day of trial.

CASE DISMISSED: POLICE MISCONDUCT IN CASE INVOLVING ONE KILOGRAM OF COCAINE 

The Defendant was arrested several months after allegedly delivering 1 kilogram of cocaine. He was allegedly in the getaway car. The Defendant proceeded to trial. After the jury was impaneled, the chief investigative officer showed the informant a single photograph of the defendant “to make sure that he was the right person.” Mr. Trejo immediately argued a motion to prevent the informant from making an in-court-identification of the defendant as a result of the unduly suggestive photo identification conducted by the detective; i.e. only showing the informant a single photograph of the defendant and asking, “is this the guy.” After the court conducted an evidentiary hearing, all charges were dismissed as a result of the overly suggestive photo identification process employed by the police officer.

CASE DISMISSED: WARRANTLESS SEARCH OF DETACHED BUILDING CONTAINING METH LAB.

A Deputy Sheriff entered a detached garage without a warrant. Inside the detached building was an extremely large pot of methamphetamine cooking over a burner. Mr. Trejo argued there were no exigent circumstances to justify the deputy’s eagerness and curiosity to see what was going on inside the garage. The evidence was suppressed, and case dismissed. The defendant was immediately released from custody and the State did not appeal.

CASE DISMISSED: MOTION TO WITHDRAW GUILTY PLEA BASED ON INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL. 

Prior to retaining Mr. Trejo in this indecent liberties sex case, three different attorneys represented Mr. Gabino. Despite handwritten notes in his file that read "Mr. Gabino refuses to plead guilty, . . . interview the victim fast,” no one ever conducted an interview prior to the defendant’s guilty plea. On top of that, the Defendant pled guilty only after he was misinformed that he would be eligible for a Special-Sexual-Offender-Sentencing-Alternative (SSOSA). This program would have allowed him to serve a few months in jail rather than several years in prison. After becoming the defendant’s attorney, Mr. Trejo immediately interviewed the complaining witness who stated that she previously told the investigating officer that the defendant inadvertently touched her when they were playing. The trial court determined that the defendant had not received effective assistance of counsel and allowed the defendant to withdraw his guilty plea. After the matter was affirmed on appeal, the prosecution dismissed the case with prejudice.

CASE DISMISSED: POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER SEVERAL OUNCES OF COCAINE. 

Police executed a search warrant at the defendant’s residence. After finding drugs in his home, and charging him with serious felony drug offenses, a hearing was held to determine the admissibility of defendant’s post-arrest statements. During the hearing it became apparent that the detectives violated the Washington State Knock-and-Announce Rule when they entered the residence. At the end of the hearing, a Motion to Dismiss was orally presented to the trial court. Despite a continuance for the prosecution to prepare for this new argument, the court agreed and dismissed the case with prejudice. 

CONVICTION REVERSED ON APPEAL.

Division III of the Court of Appeals held that a community corrections officer's interview of a person suspected of criminal activity is an interrogation that must be preceded by Miranda warnings where the interview is unrelated to the reason that the defendant is currently out on custody. This was not done in this case. As a result, the defendant’s conviction was reversed.

CASE DISMISSED UNLAWFUL SEARCH.

Manufacturing marijuana charges. An employee located what turned out to be a 16,000 marijuana grow involving a complex drip irrigation system. The employee provided Detectives with photographs of the grow. The entry team executed the warrant on the residence and found the Defendant inside. After securing the residence, the team searched the orchard and uncovered a large clandestine marijuana grow. There was 16,000 marijuana plants in the orchard. The estimated value of the grow was $16,000,000.00. There was an estimated 6,000 plants already harvested with an estimated value of $6,000,000.00. Following argument on the motion to suppress, the court entered an Order of Dismissal with prejudice.

CHARGE REDUCED FROM FIRST DEGREE MURDER TO RENDERING CRIMINAL ASSISTANCE 

The defendant was charged with First Degree Murder. The murder took place during a cock fight in Eastern Washington. Following a substantial amount of pretrial work, Mr. Trejo was able to get the charge reduced from First Degree Murder to Rendering Criminal Assistance - Rendering criminal assistance in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the actor is a relative. The defendant received a credit for time served sentence.