People v. EH
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing, we were able to negotiate expungeable probation along with special services for our Client because of his military service to our country.
People v. JW
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claim they saw our Client staggering and weaving while crossing the street in the middle of the road. The police allege that while they were approaching our Client, he threw several plastic baggies containing a green leafy substance that they believed to be cannabis. The Police arrested our Client. During a custodial search, they allegedly found crack cocaine. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. PB
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer. It was alleged that police were driving to a domestic violence call, and our Client's vehicle was blocking the street. The police car had its lights on, and the police were on the speaker directing our Client to move. Instead of moving, our Client placed her car in park, exited her vehicle and charged the police with clenched fists saying "Bitch, can't you see I'm doing something, I a'int fucking moving." Even when the police informed our Client that they were responding to a domestic battery victim, she replied "I don't give a fuck!" and refused to move. The Police asked for our Client's driver's license and insurance, and our Client was not able to produce either. The Police attempted to arrest our Client, and our Client resisted by balling up her fists again, pulling away and saying "Bitch, you wanna see who's bad?" Our Client then began throwing elbows and striking the Officer. Our Client also scratched the Officer. There were pictures of the Officer's injuries. Our Client was facing up to 7 years in prison for this incident. We were able to negotiate a deal on a reduced charged of Resisting Arrest. Instead of prison, our Client will be on probation for the next 2 years. If she successfully completes the probation, she will be able to avoid prison all together and will eventually be eligible to have this arrest sealed.
People v. CT - Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. MP
Our Client was charged with Battery. It was alleged that our Client and his brother were involved in an altercation with several bikers while leaving a bar. It was alleged that our Client and his brother struck the bikers. All charges were dismissed.
People v. BR
Our Client was charged with a Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. He was facing 2 - 5 years in prison because he had previously been convicted of Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License on 9 prior occasions. The Police claim that they witnessed our Client driving a vehicle and fail to properly use his turning signal. After pulling him over, the police learned that Our Client's license was suspended for a prior DUI and that he had 9 previous convictions for driving on a suspended license. We were able to negotiate the minimum time of 2 years for our Client. Although this outcome may not seem like a success, it demonstrates that a person's background can have a strong negative effect on the outcome of the case. We really had no grounds to argue for probation for our Client when he had 9 prior convictions for the same thing, plus Felony Burglary and Felony Theft convictions. The minimum prison time really was the best deal our Client could get. The good news is that we successfully argued to have more than half of the time credited because of time our Client spent on Electronic Monitoring. Our Client will get out before the end of the year!
People v. FR - Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He was facing a mandatory prison sentence if convicted. The Police pulled over an Uber van that our Client was riding in, and the Uber driver opened the sliding van door exposing our Client to the police. The officer's ordered our Client out of the vehicle and searched him, recovering a loaded semi-automatic weapon. We were able to avoid a lengthy prison sentence for our Client and got him time considered served for the time he spent on house arrest.
People v. EC
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of Cannabis. A State Trooper pulled a car over for an obstructed license plate and crack in the windshield. Our Client was a passenger in that car. The Trooper claims to have immediately smelled cannabis coming from the vehicle when he approached for a field interview. Our Client allegedly admitted to having almost $1,000 of weed in the car. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing, we were able to negotiate a deal with the prosecution for special expungeable probation. If our Client successfully completes the probation, he will be able to get this arrest and avoid a felony conviction.
People v. LC
Our Client was charged with 2 connected Felony cases. One case of Felony Forgery for allegedly possessing counterfeit money and one case of Felony Theft for using counterfeit money to buy a car. Our Client was facing up to 5 years in prison for these cases. Although the cases went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to negotiate a successful outcome. The prosecution agreed to a sentence of "Second Chance Probation," if our Client agreed to pay the Victim of the Theft case "real" money to replace the counterfeit money. If our Client pays the restitution and successfully completes the probation, these cases will be dismissed, will not result in felony convictions and will be immediately eligible for expungement after dismissal.
People v. MB
Client was charged with Felony Disorderly Conduct - False Report. Our Client allegedly texted his friends that he was kidnapped and then did not answer their repeated calls. The friends contacted the police who mobilized, and began to search for our Client. When they found him entering his vehicle he was arrested for making the false kidnapping allegations. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to avoid a Felony conviction and the charges were reduced to a misdemeanor.
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