People v. JC
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Because of our Client's significant felony history of 6 prior convictions, she was facing up to 6 years in prison. It was alleged that police approached a vehicle that was blocking the crosswalk. While they were approaching, the vehicle sped away. Our Client was the driver of that vehicle. Officers were eventually able to stop the vehicle. Our Client was unable to produce a license and was arrested. While searching our Client, officers recovered several items of crack cocaine from our Client's waistband. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages of the case, we were able to negotiate a special kind of probation which includes treatment for our Client's issues. Our Client did not have to go to prison.
People v. CM
Our Client was charged with obstructing identification. The police pulled a car over that our Client was in. They began asking all of the occupants for their names. Our Client provided his name. However, when the police officer went to check the name in the computer, he couldn't find anything. As a result, the decided to arrest our Client and obtained his ID. It was at this point, that the Officer realized that he had misspelled our Client's name while running his search. Our Client was emphatic that he provided the correct spelling of his name. However, the Officer claimed that our Client lied and purposely misspelled his name to obstruct the identification. We took our Client's case to trial and won. Another Not Guilty for a Client of The Thiel Law Group, P.C.
People v. TG
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Look-A-Like Substance. It was alleged that he arranged and sold "fake" drugs to an undercover officer. Even though our Client was looking at up to 5 years in prison, we were able to negotiate a deal with the Judge for probation with drug treatment.
People v. IW
Our Client was charged with Possession of 30 - 500 Grams of Cannabis. The police had a search warrant, but not for our Client. The Police came into our Client's home without a proper warrant, and demanded that he tell them where they could find the person they were looking for. When our Client was not able to help them out they began to search our Client's apartment. The claim to have recovered a large amount of Cannabis as well as seeds and plants. We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence and were able to convince the Judge that our Client's rights were violated. The State had no choice...they had to dismiss the case.
People v. JS
Our Client was leaving the parking lot of a bank. The snow drifts were so high on the sidewalk that she wasn't able to see the cross traffic. Our Client's vehicle was t-boned and totaled and she was injured. However, the Police issued our Client a ticket for the accident, not the person who ran into her. We set her case for trial and all the charges were dismissed.
People v. DE
Our Client was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police Officers alleged that they were able to see that our Client wasn't wearing a seat belt at 11:30 pm. They pulled him over for this and then arrested him for not being able to produce a driver's license. However, our Client was driving on a ticket and had produced that ticket when asked for his license. The Police allegedly recovered a bag of narcotics during a subsequent search. All charges, including the tickets, were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. PP
Our Client was charged with Felony Burglary to a Vehicle. Our Client was on parole when he was arrested on this case case and he was facing up to 7 years in prison. The Police were responding to a call of a burglary in progress. The caller stated that our Client and another offender was breaking into his neighbor's car. When the police arrived on the scene, the alleged offenders had already departed. The police toured the area with the 911 caller and happened upon the vehicle that our Client was in. The 911 caller identified the vehicle as the getaway car and our Client as the person who broke into his neighbor's vehicle and removed items. Our Client was arrested. The prosecution was offering 3 years in prison. We held a conference with the Judge and were able to get Probation for our Client!
People v. JB
Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. He was looking at 6 in prison because of a horrible Felony background. We were retained after the Preliminary Hearing Stages and were still able to negotiate probation with drug treatment.
People v. MS
Our Client was charged with Felony DUI. State Troopers alleged that our Client was speeding and swerving on the expressway. Our Client was pulled over, and allegedly admitted to drinking. A name check showed that our Client's driving privileges were revoked for a prior DUI. Troopers claimed that our Client failed Field Sobriety Tests. A subsequent breath test came back showing a BAC of .221 (almost triple the limit). All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. OP
Our Client was charged with DUI. He was allegedly seen speeding in the Northbound Lanes of Interstate 90. The Police claimed that he also failed to signal when changing lanes multiple times and also straddled 2 lanes. The Police stated that when they tried to pull our Client over, he failed to pull over and exited the expressway. Once our Client pulled over, the Police say he "immediately lit a cigarette and began smoking" in an alleged attempt to hide the odor of alcohol. The officer reported observations of bloodshot glassy eyes and slurred speech as well as an odor of alcohol once our Client was placed inside the officer's vehicle. After admitting to drinking our Client agreed to perform Field Sobriety Tests and allegedly failed. Finally, our Client blew more than double the legal limit on the breath test. We were able to avoid a conviction for our Client with an agreement with the Prosecutor for Supervision.
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