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Koren Bell


Country United States
State California
City Los Angeles
Address 11726 San Vicente Blvd
Phone (202) 847-4005

Koren Bell Reviews

  • Jun 8, 2017

My first communications with Koren Bell started after a very suspicious indictment 9 1/2 years after the offense for false information on a passport application specifically using another persons name on the application for passport.

It was quickly established that I only used the false identity because I did not have a picture ID and could not get one fast enough from DMV to make the travel deadline. It was also established that I otherwise had a right to a passport and I was a US citizen.

When I was provided with my probation report I was shocked to see that there were about 30 paragraphs, more than half related to domestic non-criminal issues. Many allegation of which were never charged or referred to the DA. Some of which I was never even contacted about but were listed as events. I showed the report to an attorney friend that practices criminal law and he said my attorney should object to almost all the paragraphs and that I should point out the errors and clear factual misrepresentations to the probation officer that prepared it.

Unfortunately at this point I had by recommendation of Ms. bell refused to meet with the PO. Her reasoning was that I had not paid taxes on some camera installations and she didn't want me to lie about it if asked which looking back was ridiculous. I believe this was to get out of doing any work. I asked her to object to many of the paragraphs on my probation report, which she did not. The recommended objections were because the paragraphs made false statements that were clearly contrary to the police reports and inaccurately stated "no further information available" when the true disposition was either dismissed or no charges filed. Ms. bell refused to object later stating it was too late.

The prosecution made allegations that I stole the credentials of individual to obtain a passport and this could be a factor in determining my sentence. I asked Ms. Bell to prepare a declaration and contact the individual about contesting this fact so the court would know that he was an active participant. Ms. Bell told me that such a declaration would implicate my freind in a crime and she would first have to advise him that if he signed the declaration he might be indicted. I was again surprised. I asked Ms. Bell how I could possibly present the truth to the court if witnesses were intimated by her with prosecution. I thought her fiduciary responsibility was to my defense

The US Attorney claimed that the individual who's name I used was mentally retarded. Yet when I investigated it was found that he was a high school graduate with some college and a lengthy criminal history for fraud including pending charges. Ms. Bell said this was not relevant and not a defense. When I told her the allegation could result in a enhancement she told me not to worry about it.

I then raised objections to the prosecution because I had actually made a plea bargain in a state case that the district attorney and waived prosecution and referral for the passport offense in exchange for a high-end sentence on a minor insurance fraud case from 10 years prior. Ms. Bell refused to contact the district attorney citing that he was a Judge now and she couldn't. It should be noted that at sentencing the judge did state on the record that she would be very interested in any evidence to support my claims with respect to the state plea bargain and it would possibly effect how she sentenced me.

Even with that said Ms. bell still refused to ascertain evidence of the plea in my defense.

I asked Ms. Bell on several occasions prior to my sentencing to recalculate my points. Each time Ms. bell assured me that the points were all accurate. I was sentenced to 1 year 1 day in federal prison, which was a sizable downward variance from the exposure of 19-27 months.

Three days after self-surrendering to Victorville prison level III and access to a computer containing the sentencing guidelines I discovered that my points were not accurate and the previously determined sentencing exposure of 19-27 months was inaccurate. My true exposure was 0-6 months and what was originally a low sentence with a downward variance was actually an exceptional sentence outside the recommendations. I immediately sent requests to Ms. bell through the prison mail all of which she rejected. Finally I contacted her assistant established communication with her and sent the information with respect to my due process violation. Suddenly communication was stopped and rejected. I later learned from Ms. Bells assistant that when she showed Ms. bell the information and my request for relief by filing of an 2255 petition she was told to cancel my life line of communication and scolded her assistant. I find this shocking and egregious misconduct on Ms. Bell’s part. Only because I had money was I able to contact Ms. Bell via telephone was I able to get her on the phone. Ms. Bell first told me that I was wrong and reminded me she had the law degree and I was in prison. Only after insisting she look in to the mater and threatening to file a complaint with the bar did she concede there was merit. She then argued that by the time it was all said and done if I was given relief, which she doubted I would be, my sentence would be over and it would become a moot issue.

Finally Ms. bell prepared a petition and the court agreed that I should be re-sentenced with the appropriate points calculated. I asked Ms. bell to remind the court at re-sentencing that any sentence higher that the original and without the same downward variance previously imposed would be a vindictive sentence as a mater of law. I provided Ms. bell with the cases specifically Pearce presumption of vindictive sentencing. Ms. Bell assured me if it was necessary she would cite the law. Yet at sentencing Ms. Bell refused to raise the issue and I was re-sentenced to the high term of 9 months with no downward variance and rather a upward variance and deprived of the previously earned good time credit earned and the potential for future good time credit. Ms. bell refused to raise any issues of the no alcohol restrictions of which were not supported in the pre-sentence report.

Eighteen months into my probation I requested Ms. bell prepare a request for early termination. All three probation officers supported my early termination. I sent Ms. bell several reasons why I should be granted early termination she stated the letters were enough and there was no need to include my reasons. She said she was the lawyer and to let her do her job. The court denied my request specifically citing that Ms. Bell gave no reason for early termination. When I discussed the denial with Ms. Bell she said not to worry she would file another one in a year.

A year later I requested Ms. Bell file another request for early termination citing that I wished to move to Utah. She lied when responding to me that the probation officer refused to support early termination. I reminded Ms. Bell that she had three letters of recommendation supporting early termination. I asked her who refused to support my request. Ms. Bell refused to answer the question and vowed to contact my probation officer when she returns in a month, which was a few weeks before my probation was scheduled to expire. In the interim she refused to ask the Us attorney if its possible he would not oppose the request. I feel that Ms. Bell breached every duty to me and violated her ethics.

How it is that Ms. bell could work on my case for 3 years and not calculate my points right is beyond me. And it should be noted that me a defendant with no legal education found three due process violations with respect to my sentencing within hours of access to the prison law library. The odds of a successful 2255 leading to remand is about 1:10,000.

Since my formal complaint Ms. Bell has been terminated from the Federal Public Defenders office. With help from her daddy she was hired by the office of office of Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz where im sure she continues to be highly ineffective. Let me say her incompetence should not reflect on the firm.

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