People v. MG
Client was charged with Felony DUI and Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. Our client has never been issued a license and his driving privileges were revoked/suspended for a prior DUI. The Officer on the case testified that our client was sitting in a parked vehicle with another passenger with the engine running. Both our Client and the passenger were allegedly sleeping in the vehicle. Upon approach, our Client and the Passenger woke up. The Officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from our Client's breath and our Client admitted to drinking the night prior. Even though the Client refused a breathalyzer, the Officer claimed he agreed to participate in and failed Field Sobriety Tests which led the officer to believe he was intoxicated. After cross examination of the officer the Judge found No Probable Cause and the case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. JA
Our Client was charged with Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse. He was facing a significant prison sentence and have to register as a sex offender. It was alleged that our Client pinned his teenage step daughter down on the bed and got on top of her rubbing his erect penis between her legs. The child's mother allegedly walked in before things went any further. The prosecution made several offers to resolve the case without going to trial, but they all included our Client having to register as a sex offender. We rejected the offers and took the case to trial. At trial we were able to prove inconsistencies in the child's and mother's stories. We showed the Court that the story began as one thing and evolved to something worse each and every time is was retold. Our Client was found Not Guilty!
People v. CJ
Our Client was charged with Criminal Damage to Property, Failure to Register as a Gun Offender, Possession of Cannabis, and Criminal Trespass. The Police were investigating a call of a suspicious person. They tried to stop our Client who allegedly fled. After chasing our Client down, the Police claim that he damaged the property of one of his neighbors and was in possession of marijuana. After a couple of court dates, we forced the Prosecution to dismiss each and every charge.
People v. DW
Our Client was charged with Felony Robbery and Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. He was facing mandatory prison time. It was alleged that our Client, along with several additional males, robbed a convenience store. During the course of the robbery, a store clerk tried to stop the assailants. Our Client also allegedly took the store clerk's gun as well. The group then allegedly beat the store clerk. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing!
People v. JG
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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. 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. EH
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis. It was alleged that our Client threatened a tow truck driver with a gun for towing his mother's vehicle. When the police arrived, they detained our Client because he matched the given description. The Police claimed that our Client made a statement that he didn't have a gun, and that all he has "is some weed in the truck." Based on that statement, the Police searched our Client's vehicle. During the search, the Police discovered multiple bags of cannabis. Our Client was facing 2 - 5 years in prison. We successfully negotiated 18 months of probation for our Client.
People v. KB
Client was charged with Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. CM
Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis - 1000 feet of a school. The arresting Officer testified at the Preliminary Hearing that he approached our Client while he was sitting alone in a running vehicle which was legally parked. The Officer testified that he smelled the odor of Cannabis from about 6 feet away and saw our Client moving around in the vehicle. Our Client allegedly told the the Officer that he dropped a blunt on the floor. The Client was arrested at that point for Possession of Cannabis. An inventory search of the vehicle revealed approximately 2 ounces of cannabis under the hood of the vehicle. Because our client was in possession of $1100 in "small bills" the Officer claimed that he must've been selling. On cross examination, the Officer couldn't remember if the vehicle belonged to our client. The Officer never saw our client place the Cannabis under the hood. The Officer didn't see our client smoking the blunt. The Officer didn't remember if the alleged blunt was lit. The contents of the blunt were not tested for Cannabis. The Judge found No Probable Cause and the case was dismissed.
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