People v. DU
Client was charge with multiple counts of First Degree Murder and Attempted Murder. It was alleged that our Client and at least one other individual were seen by police shooting into a party. One of the party goers was killed and another was shot in the foot. Our Client allegedly fled and discarded a gun while fleeing. We were able to prove that the bullets that hit the party goers causing injury and death were not fired from the weapon the Police claimed our Client left at the scene. We were also able to poke holes in the prosecution's case, and the Judge was not convinced that our Client was working with the other individuals who were shooting. As a result, our Client was not held accountable for the other shooter's actions and the verdict was Not Guilty.
People v. AA
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. JW
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claim they saw our Client staggering and weaving while crossing the street in the middle of the road. The police allege that while they were approaching our Client, he threw several plastic baggies containing a green leafy substance that they believed to be cannabis. The Police arrested our Client. During a custodial search, they allegedly found crack cocaine. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. AL
Our Client was charged with Felony Attempt First Degree Murder, Felony Aggravated Kidnapping, Felony Aggravated Battery and Felony Armed Robbery. Our Client was facing 21-45 years in prison for the Attempted Murder charge + 21-45 years for the Aggravated Kidnapping + 6-30 years for the Aggravated Battery + 21-45 years for the Armed Robbery for a total of 69-165 years in prison under mandatory consecutive sentencing in Illinois. It was alleged that our Client along with another individual were going to make a drug deal with the Victim. In exchange for a large amount of money, our Client was going to provide the Victim with a large amount of narcotics. Instead of making good on the deal, the Victim claimed that our Client pistol whipped him unconscious. Then our Client and another individual dragged, robbed and kidnapped the Victim in a van, and drove the Victim to a remote location on the West Side of Chicago. Once there, our Client helped drag the Victim out of the van, and the other individual shot the Victim in the head at point blank range. The Victim lived, and identified both our Client and the other individual to police as the perpetrators of this crime. The Prosecution had offered our Client a deal of 31 years in prison in exchange for a plea of guilty. We rejected that offer and took our Client's case to trial. THE VERDICT WAS NOT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES!
People v. KJ - Felony Forgery & Identity Theft
Our Client was charged with 4 Violations of Felony Probation, Forgery and Identity Theft. He was facing a significant prison sentence of 3-7 + 2-10 years for a total of 5-17 years in prison. It was alleged that our Client used his employer's personal information to obtain credit to purchase a vehicle. The dealership provided the police with the fraudulent documents after contacting the victim who confirmed that our Client did not have permission to use the information to purchase a vehicle. We had a conference with the Judge and convinced him to offer a minimum sentence of 3 years giving our Client credit for more than half of the time.
People v. AG
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was sitting in a car with friends when the Police approached. The Police claimed that they surprised our Client. In his surprise, he allegedly placed a bag of narcotics on the gear shift right in front of the Officers. They allegedly recovered the narcotics, and arrested our Client. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing!
People v. KR
Our Client was charged with Felony Attempt First Degree Murder, Felony Armed Robbery, Felony Compelling Organizational Membership, Felony Unlawful Restraint, Felony Aggravated Battery, and Felony Mob Action. It was alleged that our Client, an alleged gang member, and several other alleged gang members approached 2 victims on a CTA train platform. The victims were surrounded by the group. One member of the group brandished a machete and placed it on the back of the neck of one of the victims. Another of the group took a hat from one of the Victims. The Victims stated that the group demanded to know what gang the 2 Victims were in. When the Victims replied that they were not in a gang and tried to defend themselves, the individual with the machete began to violently swing the machete striking one of the victims several times in the head - severely injuring him. Our Client placed himself between the machete wielding assailant and the Victim in an attempt to stop the attack. The entire incident was caught on video surveillance. We set our Client's case for jury trial. Due to the strength of our case, on the day the trial was supposed to start, the prosecution made an offer our Client couldn't refuse. We negotiated an agreement with the prosecution to drop all the charges except the Unlawful Restraint Charge and give our Client time considered served.
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. MP
Our Client was charged with Battery. It was alleged that our Client and his brother were involved in an altercation with several bikers while leaving a bar. It was alleged that our Client and his brother struck the bikers. All charges were dismissed.
People v. MR
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance while on parole for a Murder. The Police claim that one of his headlights was out and that was the reason they pulled him over. The Police claimed that his passenger was a known gang member and that it was a violation of our Client's parole to be hanging out with that person. As a result they arrested him and recovered narcotics. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
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