People v. JE
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Fictitious ID Card. He was facing up to 3 years of incarceration. The Police alleged that our Client was seen relieving himself on the public way. They placed him into custody. Upon examining his Social Security Card and ID card, the officer believed the card to be fake. Upon cross examination at the Preliminary Hearing, the officer admitted that he did not perform any tests on the cards to determine their authenticity; he did not call the Social Security Administration to determine whether or not the card was valid. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. DL
Client was charged with a Class 3 - Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon - 1000 feet of a school. The Police, who were investigating a battery, say they saw our Client and other people sitting on the steps of a school. They patted our Client down and discovered a weapon in his pocket. We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence claiming the Police violated our Client's rights when they searched him. Just prior to litigating the Motion, the prosecution made an offer of 5 years in prison (the max). We then held a conference with the Judge and were able to work out probation for our Client.
People v. MW
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. He was facing a mandatory prison sentence of 3-7 years if convicted. Police were called to the scene of a drunk armed security guard at a local store. When they arrived, our Client was working armed security at the location. After speaking with our Client, it was determined that he did not have the credentials he needed to work armed security on his person and he was arrested. At the station, a background check showed that our Client had a prior felony DUI conviction. However, our investigation showed that our Client applied for an FOID card, and one was issued after a background check by the Illinois State Police. Our client successfully went thru a federal background check when purchasing his weapon. Our Client took the required classes and applied for his credentials to work armed security. Again the Illinois State Police issued the credentials. The prosecution took the position that the only reason our Client was able to obtain the proper credentials was because he lied on the paperwork by not disclosing his prior felony conviction. They initially offered the maximum of 7 years in prison. Our position from the beginning was that our Client did not understand that when he received probation for the Felony DUI, it was a felony conviction. Our Client incorrectly believed that probation was not a felony conviction. Our Client incorrectly believed that only people who were sentenced to prison were convicted felons and anyways, his conviction was only for a traffic DUI...how could he possibly be a convicted felon. We were successfully able to negotiate a recommended sentence of 2 years in prison on a reduced charge. However, our Client rejected that offer and we set the case for Jury Trial. The day of the trial the prosecution made an offer of probation to resolve the matter, and it was an offer that our Client couldn't refuse. We successfully avoided prison for our Client.
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.
People v. TF
Client was charged with Felony Possessing / Manufacturing Any Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. IT - Violation of Probation
Our Client was charged with a Violation of Probation. Our Client picked up several traffic cases and a new felony arrest while on probation for a Felony DUI that was reduced to a misdemeanor. We were able to successfully negotiate a deal with the judge for our Client to pay a fine in exchange for dismissing the probation altogether.
People v. JV - Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police pulled our Client's vehicle over for a minor traffic violation. Pursuant to the stop, they were able to recover narcotics from our Client. All felony charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. IL
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Battery of a Police Officer. He was facing up to 7 years in prison. The Police claim they attempted to pull our Client over. Instead of pulling over, our Client allegedly led the Police on a brief chase. When our Client pulled over, the Officer attempted to place our Client under arrest. As the Officer attempted to put handcuffs on our Client, he allegedly pushed the Officer away and escaped thru the passenger side of his vehicle. The entire incident was caught on video. We were able to negotiate a deal for probation and a plea to a lesser charge of Resisting Arrest.
People v. LJ
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. It was alleged that our Client was pulled over for Expired plates and no city sticker. The police claimed that he was not able to produce identification or a driver's license or insurance. Our Client also gave a false name multiple times. The police decided to arrest our Client. They searched his car pursuant to his arrest and recovered narcotics. All felony charged were dismissed at the preliminary hearing.
People v. JJ - Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Our Client was positively identified by multiple witnesses as the person who pointed a handgun at a victim after an exchange of words over blocking the bike lane with a car. Although our Client was facing a stiff prison sentence for threatening someone with a gun in a road rage incident, we were able to avoid prison and convince the Judge to give our Client probation.
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