When selecting an attorney, it is important to choose a lawyer that is credentialed, trial tested and will fight hard to protect your rights. Frank M. Bogulski is Ivy League educated and trial tested. Each year, Mr. Bogulski attends numerous continuing legal education classes to keep up with the latest developments in the law. Most recently, Mr. Bogulski attended the John Jay Crime Scene Academy in New York City.

Listed below are only a few examples of the success that Mr. Bogulski has recently had in representing his clients.

• In December 2009, A Buffalo bouncer was recently charged with assault for allegedly causing a brain bleed to a patron. Two police officers testified that they saw the bouncer assault the complainant.
• Mr. Bogulski and his client took this case to trial and challenged the testimony of the police witnesses. Mr. Bogulski called several reliable witnesses and jury dismissed all charges against the bouncer.

Menacing Case Dismissed

• A Buffalo man was charged with felony menacing for allegedly discharging a weapon. The case was dismissed after Frank Bogulski brought a motion in court seeking dismissal on the grounds that there was insufficient evidence. The judge dismissed all charges against the client.

Man Wrongly Accused of Burglary Found Not Guilty After Trial

• A Hamburg man was wrongly charged with burglary and acquitted of all charges.
• The complainant had accused him of breaking into her house, stealing jewelry and other items in addition to her car keys. The defendant’s first attorney wanted to settle this case; however, the defendant was adamant about his innocence. The case ultimately went to trial and the defendant was found not guilty of all charges.

Judge Suppresses Illegally Obtained Evidence

• This defendant was driving on Route 400 in the Town of Elma and was pulled over by police for “swerving.” The police detained the driver and began to question him. After questioning the driver, police searched his vehicle and found cocaine.
• Mr. Bogulski filed a motion in New York State Supreme Court seeking suppression of the illegally obtained cocaine. The defendant had been charged with Criminal Possession of a Control Substance in the third degree with intent to distribute, a class “B” felony and was facing up to twenty-five (25) years in prison.
• Following a suppression hearing in which the defendant’s girlfriend testified as well as the police officer, the Supreme Court Judge determined that the police had exceeded their authority in searching the defendant and his vehicle. The judge found that the defendant has been pulled over for a minor traffic stop and should have been issued a ticket and released rather than detained.
• Consequently, the cocaine evidence was suppressed and the case was dismissed.

Armed Robbery Charges Dismissed by the Erie County Grand Jury

• In this case, the defendant was wrongly charged with Armed Robbery.
• The defendant maintained that he was innocent and did not accept the plea offer of five (5) years. During trial, the complainant and co-defendant testified against Mr. Bogulski’s client, however, justice prevailed and the jury found the defendant not guilty of robbery.

Jury Finds Man Not Guilty of Aggravated Harassment

• This case the defendant was from Monroe County – Rochester area. The defendant had been charged with aggravated harassment in violation of Penal Law 240.30 for allegedly making harassing and threatening phone calls to a man that had purchased a motorcycle from him.
• The jury heard evidence from several witnesses indicating that the defendant was simply attempting to receive payment from the motorcycle that he had sold. The judge had indicated that if Mr. Bogulski’s client took a plea that he would receive jail time. The defendant rejected the plea offer and took the case to trial because he was innocent.
• After hearing all the evidence, the jury found the defendant not guilty of all charges and dismissed the case.

Burglary Dismissed in Erie Count Court

• In this case, the defendant was charged with burglary and criminal possession of stolen property. The Buffalo Police alleged that the defendants had wrongly entered a construction site and took various tools and metal and sold them for scrap. The defendant maintained his innocence from the beginning and refused the prosecution’s plea offers.
• The case went to trial and the court dismissed all charges against the defendant.

Charges Dismissed Against Man Accused of Assault

• A Cheektowaga man was accused of assault after he had a fight with an acquaintance. The Erie County Town Judge dismissed the charges on the grounds that the complaint was facially insufficient and that the individual was defending himself.

Drug Charges Against Nurse Dismissed

• An Amherst woman was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, specifically cocaine.
• Mr. Bogulski was successful in having the court dismiss the charges on the ground that the prosecution did not timely produce a lab indicating that the alleged substance was cocaine.

Drug Charges Against Buffalo Man Dismissed

• A man was charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic instrument. The police had falsely charged the defendant with drug charges in addition to various Vehicle and Traffic charges. The court dismissed these charges on the ground that the defendant had been coming home from work at the hospital and had accidently placed the needles in his pocket.