In late January of 2025, Dinsmore trial attorneys Kenyon Meyer and Philip Longmeyer achieved a rare victory, securing an acquittal in a federal murder trial—an outcome that occurs in less than 1% of cases.
With the deck stacked against him, indigent defendant Bobby Smith faced life in prison after a federal grand jury indicted him in a 2016 murder case in Louisville, Kentucky. After firing several of his previous attorneys, the Criminal Justice Panel appointed Kenyon and Phil as Mr. Smith’s counsel for See more +
In late January of 2025, Dinsmore trial attorneys Kenyon Meyer and Philip Longmeyer achieved a rare victory, securing an acquittal in a federal murder trial—an outcome that occurs in less than 1% of cases.
With the deck stacked against him, indigent defendant Bobby Smith faced life in prison after a federal grand jury indicted him in a 2016 murder case in Louisville, Kentucky. After firing several of his previous attorneys, the Criminal Justice Panel appointed Kenyon and Phil as Mr. Smith’s counsel for his trial. Both have defended clients in high-stakes business disputes, but nothing like this.
In a four-part video series, we explain why our attorneys were added to the case, and highlight the exceptional work and extremely rare outcome they accomplished with limited time to prepare. See less -