Ben Hiltzheimer | Durham Criminal Defense Lawyer

Ben Hiltzheimer is a Raleigh criminal defense lawyer with a significant record of trial victories before judges and juries. Below is a sampling of victories obtained by the Firm.* Every case is different, and there are no guarantees about the outcome of any individual case, but what we can guarantee is that we will fight or negotiate for the outcome you are seeking at every step of the way. V., charged with ARMED ROBBERY: NOT GUILTY ALL COUNTS In a recent trial, a client of The Hiltzheimer Firm, V., was charged by indictment with 11 counts, stemming from an alleged armed robbery of three individuals, where multiple firearms were alleged to have been involved. Mr. V was facing a mandatory minimum of 5 years for each alleged victim, and a maximum of 30 years per alleged victim. A jury found Mr. V NOT GUILTY on all counts, including all lesser-included counts of unarmed robbery. T., charged with DISTRIBUTION OF HEROIN: NOT GUILTY ALL COUNTS Mr. T was charged with distribution of cocaine and related counts, in a case in which he allegedly sold heroin to an undercover officer in a buy/bust operation with multiple undercover officers testifying as witnesses against him. Mr. T was found NOT GUILTY on all counts, in a trial by jury. D., charged with FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM: NOT GUILTY ALL COUNTS Mr. D was charged with being unlawfully in possession of a firearm while having a prior felony conviction, and related firearms offenses. Mr. D was alleged to have been driving a vehicle with a .25 caliber firearm in his coat pocket. Mr. D was found NOT GUILTY on all counts in a trial by jury. N., charged with CARRYING A PISTOL WITHOUT A LICENSE: NOT GUILTY ALL COUNTS Mr. N was charged with carrying a pistol without a license, and related firearms offenses, for a firearm allegedly recovered from his glove compartment following a traffic stop. Mr. N was found NOT GUILTY on all counts following a trial by jury. R., charged with FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM: EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED, CASE DISMISSED Mr. R was charged with being unlawfully in possession of a firearm while having a prior felony conviction, and related firearms offenses. Mr. R was alleged to have been driving a vehicle with a handgun under the driver’s seat. Following a suppression hearing on the constitutionality of the vehicle search, the judge found that the police had violated Mr. R’s Fourth Amendment rights in conducting the search. As a result, the judge ordered the evidence suppressed, and the case was dismissed in its entirety as a result. * The initials of clients have been changed to protect the privacy of our clients, but the details described are actual results obtained by The Hiltzheimer Firm.