- Robert Amparan
Robert Marlowe Amparan is an American
criminal defense attorney currently based inSan Francisco, California . He became notable for successfully defending formerJonBenét Ramsey murder suspectJohn Mark Karr , along with attorneys Gayle Gutekunst and Ben Prince, in his legal battle with the state ofCalifornia onchild pornography charges. After a series of defense motions, the case was eventually dismissed. He practices in the same office as famed defense attorneyTony Serra .Education
Amparan attended
University of California, Berkeley as an undergraduate majoring inPolitical Science . He received hisJ.D. fromGolden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco. OnDecember 1 ,1994 , he was admitted to the California State Bar. [ [http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx?x=172132 "Robert Amparan's Bar Record"] , "The State Bar of California",October 2 ,2006 ]Experience
He is a former member of the San Francisco Public Defender's Office and focuses mainly on criminal defense. He has practiced law in both California State and Federal Courts. Mr. Amparan has garnered local attention in
San Francisco for his aggressive defense style. [ [http://sfweekly.com/Issues/2006-08-16/news/feature.html "Cell Phoney"] , "San Francisco Weekly",August 16 ,2006 ]Ed Rosenthal
Amparan currently represents
Ed Rosenthal who is facing criminal prosecution in Federal Court for allegedly distributing marijuana despite the fact that he was deputized by the City of Oakland to help administer medical marijuana under California's medical marijuana law. Amparan will represent Mr. Rosenthal in his retrial after his successful appeal.John Mark Karr
In August 2006, an American teacher living abroad named
John Mark Karr falsely confessed to the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey, creating a media frenzy. Ramsey was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colorado, in 1996. Karr said he was present when Ramsey died and called her death an "accident". Karr was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, onAugust 16 ,2006 , by Thai authorities, then released to U.S. agents and flown first to Los Angeles, California, then to Boulder for further investigation. OnAugust 28 , prosecutors announced they had decided not to pursue charges in connection with the murder after DNA tests failed to place Karr at the scene. Karr was held in Boulder untilSeptember 12 ,2006 , when he was transported to Sonoma County, California to face unrelated misdemeanor child pornography charges. Mr. Amparan agreed to represent him. OnSeptember 20 ,2006 Amparan was quoted as saying of Karr that he was a "southern gentleman with a sense of humor." The case was dismissed onOctober 5 ,2006 . [ [http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/05/karr.porn.ap/index.html "Karr freed after child porn case crumbles"] , "CNN.com",October 5 ,2006 ]Notes
External links
* official website [http://www.amparanlaw.com]
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