People v. RJ - Felony Manufacturing and Delivery
Our Client was charged with a Class 1 - Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance and was facing a mandatory prison sentence of 1 - 15 years. Police officers set up a controlled narcotics buy using an undercover informant. The undercover informant arranged the drug deal and purchased narcotics from our Client with marked Police money. Our Client allegedly admitted to selling the drugs after being arrested. We were able to negotiate a reduction in charges to simple possession and obtain expungeable probation. Our Client avoided a felony conviction!
People v. DJ
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of Cannabis. The Police claimed that they saw him sitting in a vehicle with his windows rolled down. They say they smelled a strong odor of cannabis as they approached the vehicle. They also claimed to have observed a joint on the center console in plain view. They asked our Client to exit the vehicle. The Police then searched the vehicle and recovered the joint as well as additional cannabis from the center console. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. DJ
Our Client was charged with a Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He was pulled over for a minor traffic violation. The Police claim he was making suspicious movements and removed his jacket when they approached the vehicle. They further claimed that our Client was also unable to produce a driver's license. As a result they arrested him. A search incident to arrest revealed a loaded handgun. The prosecution was offering prison time only because that's their policy. On the day of trial, we were able to convince the Judge to give our Client probation.
People v. DJ
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of Cannabis. The Police alleged that our Client was sitting in a vehicle with the windows rolled down. They claim they could smell a strong odor of cannabis coming from the vehicle. They also claim that they were able to see a joint in plain view. After placing our Client in custody, a search of the vehicle revealed additional cannabis in the center console. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. MS
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon and Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police served a search warrant at an address they claimed was the residence of our Client. Our Client was not present while the police executed the search warrant and was arrested hours later, miles away. There were, however, other adults present at the location while the search warrant was served. Even though the search warrant limited the search of the Officers to the 1st floor of the 2 flat apartment building, the Officers took it upon themselves to search the basement. While searching the basement, the Officers claim to have recovered, from a bedroom, narcotics and ammunition as well as a letter addressed to our Client with the address of the search warrant on it. We took our Client's case to trial. At trial, several of the officers testified inconsistently. One officer testified that the residence that was searched was a single family home with a mid apartment exit door which led to the basement. Another testified that there was no door leading to the basement. An evidence technician who photographed all the evidence testified that the letter was recovered from the basement bedroom (where he photographed it). However, the evidence technician must've forgotten that he had testified under oath at another hearing that the letter was recovered from an upstairs dining room. When asked about his inconsistency, he said "I was mistaken." The prosecution presented photographs of the 1st floor to the court. However, none of those photographs showed any of the bedrooms upstairs. In fact, one of the officers claimed that there wasn't a bedroom upstairs, when it was clear from the photographs that the person taking the photograph was standing in the door frame of the bedroom. The verdict was Not Guilty and our Client was Acquitted!
People v. AH
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. The Police Officers alleged that our Client engaged in a hand to hand transaction with another person. Our Client allegedly gave this other person a plastic baggie and then drove off. Allegedly, our Client refused to stop when police tried to pull him over and the Arresting Officers were eventually able to detain our Client several blocks later. The police claim to have recovered a bag of heroin sitting in plain view on the driver's side floor. After running our Client's name, the police learned that our Client's driving privileges were revoked for a prior DUI. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. DH
Our Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. It was alleged that our Client attempted to remove several hundred dollars worth of merchandise from Macy's. We were able to successfully negotiate the Deferred Prosecution Program for our Client. As long as he completes the program, all Felony charges will be dismissed.
People v. MS
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. JM
Our Client was charged with Armed Robbery with a Firearm and Aggravated Unlawful Restraint. The Client was facing 21-45 years in prison. It was alleged that our Client and another individual robbed a woman at gun point outside a local convenience store and stole money and a cell phone. The victim claimed to have run into the store to report the robbery. At trial, on cross-examination, the victim changed her story multiple times. The victim first claimed that our Client took money out of her pocket. Then she claimed that she threw the money on the ground and our Client picked up the dollars (about 10) one at a time while simultaneously holding the gun on the victim. In the long run, there was reasonable doubt and our Client was found Not Guilty.
People v. IT
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The police alleged that they stopped our Client's vehicle because he blew a stop sign. When they ran our Client's license, the learned that it was suspended. The arrested our Client for driving on a suspended license. A subsequent search revealed that our Client was in possession of Cocaine. All felony charges were dismissed a the Preliminary Hearing.
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