People v. LE
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claim that they pulled his vehicle over for no headlights. Our Client allegedly was not able to produce a driver's license and was asked out of the vehicle. It was at this time that the Officers claim our Client grabbed a narcotics bag (which was in plain view on the center console) and "attempted to conceal it in his right hand." The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. VK
Client was arrested with 2 other friends on New Year's Eve. The police claim to have followed the sound of gunshots to a backyard. Upon arrival, the police allegedly observed our Client and his Co-Arrestees discharging numerous firearms (including an SKS Assault Rifle). According to the Police, when our Client and the Co-Arrestees noticed the Police, they fled into the house, discarding their weapons as they ran. All three were arrested and charged with numerous weapons violations. We were able to negotiate a deal for Probation for our Client and avoid prison time.
People v. CF - Violation of Order of Protection
Our Client was charged with Violation of an Order of Protection. Our Client had been served with an Order of Protection in open court. The prosecution alleged that he violated the order of protection by sending a multitude of text messages to the victim on several messaging platforms to the victim. The victim was able to provide proof of the messages by turning over her phone to the prosecution. In the end, the case was completely dismissed!
People v. DW
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was sitting in a vehicle that was parked in the alley when the Police approached for a field interview. During the interview, the Police claimed to have observed narcotics in plain view inside the vehicle. They ordered all the occupants out of the vehicle and recovered additional narcotics from the floor and from the seat where our Client was sitting. The Police also recovered a straw with narcotics residue on it from our Client's bag. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. JE
Our Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. It was alleged that he was seen by the Loss Prevention agents of the store cutting off the security tags on multiple items of merchandise, and then placing those same items into a bag he brought with him. Our Client then allegedly passed the last point of sale, exiting the store, where he was stopped and the merchandise was recovered. We successfully convinced the prosecution to reduce the charges to a misdemeanor offense and our Client was sentenced to supervision. Our Client avoided a Felony Conviction!
People v. BH
Our Client was charged with Felony Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. Our Client had previous been convicted of a sexual assault case and sentenced to prison. Upon being release, he was advised that he was required to register a sex offender within 3 days. Our Client did not register for over a year. Once arrested, our Client made a statement that he knew he was supposed to register but he didn't and after some time passed he knew he would be arrested if he tried to register. Our Client was facing up to 10 years in prison for this offense. Based on the nature of the charges, we were not able to achieve a probation result for our Client. However, after a conference with the Judge, we were able to negotiate the minimum prison sentence allowed of 2 years. We got our Client credit for all of his time in custody. As a result, our Client should be home in time for the Holidays.
People v. KJ - Felony Manufacturing and Delivery
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance Near a School, Church or Park. He was facing a mandatory prison sentence of 6 - 30 years. Our Client was allegedly observed standing on the sidewalk yelling "Rocks, Rocks!" Over a short period of time, our Client allegedly engaged in multiple hand to hand narcotics transactions where he accepted money and then tendered narcotics he got from under a piece of concrete in a gangway. Officers claim to have recovered narcotics from under the rock and money from our Client. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. SG
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Domestic Battery and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The Officers responded to a burglary call. When they arrived on the scene, our Client's father pointed at our Client and said "it was him!" Our Client's father claimed that our Client stole a 42" TV and assaulted him. Although the police didn't charge our Client with the Burglary, the did arrest him for the Domestic Battery. A custodial search of our Client revealed crack cocaine and a crack pipe. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing!
People v. TS - Felony Theft
Our Client was charged with a Class 3 - Felony Theft. He was facing up to 5 years in prison for stealing almost $4,000. We were able to avoid a prosecution and felony conviction and obtained deferred prosecution for our Client.
People v. JD
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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