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.
CW v. AW
Our Client was facing a Civil Order of Protection. It was alleged that our Client inappropriately touched the penis of his minor step-child. The mother filed for an Order of Protection against our Client. Our Client always maintained his innocence of the accusation so we objected to the Judge granting the Petitioner's request for an Order of Protection. We set the case for hearing, and we were successful. The Order of Protection was dismissed!
People v. DR
Our Client was charged with Felony Reckless Discharge of a Firearm. The Police claim that they were on patrol during the 4th of July holiday. They claim to have heard multiple shots being fired. When they went to investigate, our Client was allegedly in the area acting suspicious. They police stated that our Client then gave them his gun while stating "I only let a few off." The police recovered a gun, live ammunition and shell casings from the scene. The prosecution was offering maximum prison time. We held a conference and convinced the judge to give our Client probation.
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. DR
Our Client was Charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was pulled over for a minor traffic violation. The Police subsequently search our Client's vehicle and recovered a bottle of prescription cough syrup which was suspected to contain codeine. Our Client could not produce a valid prescription for the medicine. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. DR
Client was charged with Felony Possession of Cannabis. The case was dismissed during the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. LR
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was already on probation for a Felony DUI that was reduced to a misdemeanor when she picked up this case. Police were called to a hotel room by our Client's boyfriend. The boyfriend told the police that our Client had narcotics and was trying to leave to area. Police searched our Client and found several grams of cocaine and PCP. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were successfully able to negotiate yet another break for our Client. She received Expungeable Probation and we were able to avoid yet another Felony conviction on her record.
People v. PW
Our Client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. The Illinois Department of Corrections conducted a compliance check on our Client. During the search of our Client's residence, Officers found a lockbox in a common area enclosed porch hidden under the stairs. Our Client did not have a key for the box and was unaware of the contents. Officers proceeded to break open the box. Upon opening the box, the Officers discovered a gun. Our Client then allegedly told the Officers that he knew about the gun and it was for protection. Our Client denied making the statement, and it was never written down or recorded in any manner. We took our Client's case to trial and obtained a NOT GUILTY verdict!
People v. KL
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 man at gun point at the train station and stole his I-Phone. The Police used the GPS feature on phone to track it to a cell phone store miles away. When the Police arrived the store owner said two individuals were just trying to sell the phone but were unable to unlock it. Although the assailants had already left, the store was able to provide the police officers with a video that allegedly depicted our Client attempting to sell the phone. We took the case to trial and were victorious with a Not Guilty Verdict.
People v. JH
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claimed that while our Client was crossing the street, he dropped narcotics right in front of their police car which was traveling down the street our Client was crossing. The Officers detained our Client and allegedly recovered 8 ziplock baggies containing suspected heroin. Our Client had over $400 on his person which the police claimed was "drug money." All charges were dismissed at the preliminary hearing.
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