People v. DH
Client was charged with Felony Armed Habitual Criminal and Unlawful Use of a Weapon - Convicted Felon. The Police got a search warrant for our Client's residence. However, the search warrant said our Client lived in a single family home, and this wasn't true. The home was broken up into separate apartments with separate doorways, separate utilities and even separate gates locking the entry ways. The police did not find any guns or ammo in our Client's apartment. However, they did find what they claimed to be a gun in the attic of the building. The Police also claimed to have found a set of pistol grips that matched the gun from the attic on our Client's bed. As unbelievable as all that sounds, the prosecution insisted on prosecuting the case all the way. We set the case for trial and produced a firearms test for the prosecution which showed that the gun the police allegedly found wasn't a gun at all but a TOY. They had no choice but to dismiss all the charges.
People v. DW
Our Client was charged with Class X - Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance within 1000 Feet of a School. It was alleged that on at least 3 separate occasions, our Client sold drugs to an Undercover Police Officer. The Officer used marked money to purchase the narcotics, and all of the transactions occurred within 1000 feet of an elementary school. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. JJ
Our Client was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. Surveillance Officers claim to have witnessed our Client engage in a hand to hand transaction with another individual where our Client allegedly exchanged and unknown amount of money in exchange for unknown items. The Surveillance Officers informed Enforcement Officers via radio of their alleged observations. The Enforcement Officers pulled our Client's vehicle over and detained our Client. It was at this time that our Client allegedly admitted that he "just bought some blows." The Police then searched our Client and his vehicle and recovered a pill bottle which contained tinfoil packets of a white powder substance (suspect heroin). The Crime lab's testing mysteriously showed a positive amount of almost double the initial estimated weight. The case was DISMISSED at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. JM
Our 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 woman at gun point outside a local convenience store and stole money and a cell phone. The victim claimed to have run into the store to report the robbery. At trial, on cross-examination, the victim changed her story multiple times. The victim first claimed that our Client took money out of her pocket. Then she claimed that she threw the money on the ground and our Client picked up the dollars (about 10) one at a time while simultaneously holding the gun on the victim. In the long run, there was reasonable doubt and our Client was found Not Guilty.
People v. NH - Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police executed a search warrant looking for narcotics at our Client's house. Once inside, they recovered a loaded firearm and narcotics. Our Client allegedly admitted that the gun and drugs were his. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. LC
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. Our Client had 3 prior Felony convictions and this case was his second gun case as a convicted felon. He was facing up to 14 years in prison. The police pulled over a vehicle that our Client was driving for a minor traffic violation. A subsequent investigation revealed that a passenger in the vehicle was a gang member. Our Client was on parole at the time and was arrested for having contact with a gang member while being on parole. The police searched the vehicle and found a loaded gun in the center console. Our Client allegedly made a statement admitting ownership of the gun. We litigated a Motion to Suppress Evidence which was denied and set the case for trial. The prosecution made an offer of 7 years in prison on the day of trial. Our Client rejected that offer, and we had a conference with the judge. Despite our Client's damaging background we were able to convince the Judge to offer our Client the minimum sentence allowed under the law.
People v. AS
Our Client was on probation for a drug case when he picked up a Felony Delivery of a Controlled Substance - 1000 Feet of a School case. So our Client was facing a Violation of Probation and 4 - 15 years in prison if convicted on the new case. The Police alleged that our Client sold heroin to an undercover Police Officer during a controlled buy sting. The whole situation was under surveillance. Both the undercover buy officer and the surveillance officers claimed our Client sold drugs to the buy officer for $20 in marked police money. We were able to negotiate a deal with the prosecutors to reduce the charges and drop the 1000 Feet of a School element. This made the new case a Class 2 Felony which is punishable from 3 - 7 years in prison. However, this deal also made our Client eligible for Boot Camp. Our Client accepted this deal. The violation case was dropped and he will be out as soon as he completes the Boot Camp program!
People v. BK - Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was seen walking away from what the police claim was a known narcotics spot. After being stopped, our Client admitted to just purchasing narcotics and the police recovered multiple bags of heroin from his person. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to negotiate Second Chance Probation and avoid a felony conviction for our Client.
People v. MM
Our Client was charged with a DUI. Because he refused to take a breath test, his license was summarily suspended by statute and he was not permitted to drive. We demanded a hearing to rescind that Statutory Summary Suspension. At the hearing, the prosecution failed to meet their burden of proof and our request to have our Client's driving privileges reinstated was granted. The Statutory Summary Suspension was granted!
People v. MB
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. He had 5 prior Felony Convictions. The Police served a search warrant on our Client's house. Our Client was the target of the Search Warrant. When the Police searched the house, they recovered a firearm under a bed. The police claimed that they knew the bedroom where the gun was recovered from belonged to our Client because they found some mail bearing our Client's name and a Social Security Card belonging to our Client in the same bedroom. Therefore, according to the Police, the gun must've belonged to our Client. Although, there were multiple other individuals present, our Client was not present at the time the Police were searching the house and was only arrested weeks later. The Prosecutors offered the maximum sentence of 7 years in prison to settle the case. Naturally, we rejected that offer and took our Client's case to trial. The verdict was Not Guilty.
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