People v. RT
Our Client was charged with a Felony Weapon's Violation of the Law. Because of his background, our Client was facing up 15 years in prison. It was alleged that our Client had gotten into a verbal altercation with an out of town guest that he was trying to remove from his apartment. During the argument, our Client allegedly got on the phone. Moments later, 2 individuals arrived. One of those individuals was armed with an UZI equipped with a silencer; the other individual had a handgun. The victim (unwanted guest) was allegedly threatened by all three individuals. Although the other 2 individuals plead guilty immediately, we advised our Client that we thought he had a good case. Even though the prosecution initially tried to play hardball with a not so great deal, our Client rejected their offer. When they saw we were prepared to fight the charges, the prosecution crumbled and dismissed all the charges at the Preliminary Hearing Stages of the case.
People v. MB
Client was charged with Felony Disorderly Conduct - False Report. Our Client allegedly texted his friends that he was kidnapped and then did not answer their repeated calls. The friends contacted the police who mobilized, and began to search for our Client. When they found him entering his vehicle he was arrested for making the false kidnapping allegations. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to avoid a Felony conviction and the charges were reduced to a misdemeanor.
People v. NB - Felony Theft
Our Client was the target of a long term investigation of thefts from Target. Our Client was alleged to have participated in a scheme to purchase hard drives and remove the drives from their casings, replacing them with crayons or garbage and then returning the hard drives for their full retail value. Many of the incidents were caught on video. The amount of loss suffered by Target was over $5,000. We were able to successfully negotiate expungeable probation for our Client and avoid a felony conviction.
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. LS
Our Client was charged with Felony Residential Burglary (a non-probationable offense). Our Client was allegedly caught red handed burglarizing his neighbor's house when his neighbor came home. Our Client's neighbor immediately called the Police and identified our Client as the person who burglarized his house. Although the charged offense is usually non-probationable, we successfully convinced the Judge to offer our Client a special type of probation that includes drug treatment. If our Client successfully completes every aspect of the probation, there will be no conviction on his record.
People v. AG
TheClient was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. The Police alleged that they saw our Client talking to someone in a double parked car. According to the police, this meant she was engaged in a drug transaction. They claim they saw her adjusting the waistband of her pants. They felt they had enough to stop and search her. They allegedly recovered narcotics from her waistband. What they forgot to mention in any of the reports is that our Client was VERY pregnant at the time. (which explains why she would be adjusting the waistband of her pants). We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence claiming that the Police violated our Client's rights when they searched her simply for talking to someone in a vehicle and adjusting her pants. The Judge agreed, and the case was dismissed.
People v. EH
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon. The Police claimed they were on patrol and witnesses our Client standing with several other individuals. As the Police approached, they say our Client fled on foot and dropped a 40 caliber Smith & Wesson gun. The officer, stopped to recover the gun and then continued to chase our Client - eventually finding him hiding under a porch. Our Client also allegedly confessed to owning the gun and buying it from a hype on the street. The prosecution was offering time considered served, but we took our Client's case to trial and won. Our Client was found NOT GUILTY on all counts.
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. BC
Client was a passenger in a vehicle. The police claim an unknown person approached the vehicle and engaged in what they believed to be a hand to hand narcotics transaction. One of the other passengers of the vehicle allegedly made a statement that our Client set up the drug deal and pointed out where the drugs were located in the vehicle. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, the prosecution was eventually forced to dismiss all the charges.
People v. EH
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing, we were able to negotiate expungeable probation along with special services for our Client because of his military service to our country.
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