Not guilty
The client was at a bar when he grabbed a wallet
that was sitting on the bar top and attempted to
leave with it. The victim noticed the client's
actions and grabbed him by the arm before he got
to the door. The client then punched the victim in
the face, knocking her to the floor, dropped the
wallet and left. Unfortunately for the client, the
bar had an unusually clear video system which
happened to be pointing directly at the area where
all this occurred. Given the nature of this video
evidence, the prosecution had little incentive to
negotiate a deal and the offer was a 10 year
prison sentence. At trial Ruth was able to
convince a jury that the videotaped actions did
not constitute the elements of the crime charged,
and they returned a verdict of not guilty.