Jeremy W. Armstrong | Phenix City Criminal Attorney

I have spent my entire legal career in the criminal justice system as a former prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney since October 2000.  In April 2011, I created the Armstrong Justice League, P.C. (AJL). The AJL's primary focus is representing those individuals In East Alabama who are criminally accused. I spend most of my time representing Clients in Russell and Lee County, Alabama, which includes the following cities: Phenix City, Auburn, Opelika. Although the AJL primarily represents individuals charged with serious felony offenses (i.e. Homicide Offenses, Sex Offenses, Trafficking/Manufacturing Drug Offenses, Robbery/Assault Offenses) we handle a wide array of misdemeanor and traffic offenses (i.e. DUI/DWI).  ALWAYS SEEK COUNSEL FROM A COMPETENT AND EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  In Alabama, failure to file for a preliminary hearing "within thirty (30) days from your arrest date" WILL keep a criminal defense attorney from promptly obatining valuable evidentiary information (i.e. "Discovery) related to your case.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Criminal Defense Attorney	Armstrong Justice League, P.C. (Criminal Defense Law Firm)	Phenix City, Alabama	April 2011 to Present
Criminal Defense Attorney	Armstrong & Gray, P.C.	Phenix City, Alabama	April 2002 to March 2011
Criminal Defense Attorney	Jackson & Armstrong, P.C.	Auburn, Alabama	October 2000 to March 2002
Deputy District Attorney	Montgomery County District Attorney's Office (Violent Crime Prosecutor)	Montgomery, Alabama	August 1999 to September 2000
Assistant Attorney General	Alabama Attorney General's Office (Death Penalty Prosecutor)	Montgomery, Alabama	May 1998 to July 1999
Law Clerk	Alabama Attorney General's Office (Death Penalty Division)	Montgomery, Alabama	January 1995 to April 1998

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University	J.D.	Law School	1997
Auburn University (Auburn, AL)	Bachelor	Public Administration	March 1993
Faulkner University-Thomas Goode School of Law (Montgomery, AL)	Juris Doctorate (J.D.)	Law	December 1997
Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Phenix City, AL)	Associate Degree	Pre-Law	1990

State / Court	Date
Alabama - All State Circuit and District Courts	1998
Alabama - Court of Civil Appeals	1998
Alabama - Court of Criminal Appeals	1998
Alabama - Supreme Court of Alabama	1998
United States District Court - Middle District of Alabama	1998

• Member of the American Bar Association
  Member of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(NACDL)
  Member of Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (ACDLA)
  Certified Death Penalty Defense Lawyer (ACDLA)
  Certified Child Sex Abuse Defense Lawyer (NACDL)

• 2015 - Awarded Merit Award by the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (ACDLA) for Outstanding Performance in defending James Harrison who served over 15 years on DEATH ROW until was successful in obtaining a new trial and Mr. Armstrong convinced a jury (12-0) to instead sentence Mr. Harrison to LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE instead of DEATH.
  
  2011 - Awarded Merit Award by the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association (ACDLA) for Outstanding Performance in defending Courtney L. Lockhart who was charged with the capital murder of Auburn University Student Lauren Burk.  After presenting overwhelming evidence of Mr. Lockhart's PTSD from military service, the jury returned a 12-0 LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE verdict instead of DEATH.

• NOTABLE CASES HANDLED BY MR. ARMSTRONG: October 2015 - State of Alabama v. Phillip Foster (Mr. Foster was charged with Solicitation of a Child for Immoral Purposes, along with other sex offenses. The "alleged" victim was a minor under 16 years of age. Over a 48 hour period, the minor sent numerous tests messages to Mr. Foster lying about her age and other details in a attempt to make her appear older; claiming she was 24 years of age. Upon meeting with the minor, Mr. Foster realized the victim was under aged and the State of Alabama still charged him with multiple sex crimes. The jury returned a NOT GUILTY verdict. The jurors believed Mr. Foster was "entrapped" by the minor, even though entrapment applies usually to law enforcement agents. September 2014 - State of Alabama v. James Harrison (After spending more than 15 years on DEATH ROW, Mr. Harrison was granted a new trial. After an extensive trial and presentation of mitigation evidence of Mr. Harrison's childhood and adult life, a jury agreed with Mr. Armstrong and sentenced Mr. Harrison, by a 12-0 vote, to LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE instead of DEATH.) April 2013 - State of Alabama v. Phillip Bacigalupo (Ft. Benning soldier falsely accused of sexual abuse of his biological daughter by ex-wife)(Mr. Armstrong convinced a jury of Mr. Bacigalupo's innocence the jury returned verdict of NOT GUILTY). October 2011 - State of Alabama v. Gregory Henderson (Capital Murder of Law Enforcement Officer)(After presentation of mitigation evidence of Mr. Henderson's childhood and adult life, the Jury returned a recommendation of Life Without Possibility of Parole instead of Death). October 2010 - State of Alabama v. Courtney Lockhart (Capital Murder of Auburn University student Lauren Burk)(After presentation of mitigation evidence of PTSD from Mr. Lockhart's military service, the jury returns recommendation of Life Without Possibility of Parole instead of Death) 2010 - State of Alabama v. Dustin Bussey (Sexual Abuse of Child)(Mr. Armstrong convinced the jury the child was coached by mother in on-going child custody battle and the jury returned a verdict of NOT GUILTY) 2010 - State of Alabama v. James Britton (Murder)(Jury returned NOT GUILTY verdict after Mr. Armstrong convinced jury Mr. Britton acted in self-defense) 2009 - State of Alabama v. Jimmy Medley (Attempted Murder)(Jury returned NOT GUILTY verdict after Mr. Armstrong convinced jury Mr. Medley acted in self-defense)

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1998) Licensed as Attorney in Alabama. Verified with Alabama State Bar .	April 30, 2012

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