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. AM
Client was charged with DUI. After crashing his vehicle into a bridge, the police arrived. Our Client agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew over the limit. He was arrested on the spot. Because we were hired immediately, we were able to begin working on the case immediately. As a result of our immediate action, we were able to take care of our Client's case in one court date. We were able to avoid a conviction for our Client!
People v. KS
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number. He was facing up to 5 years in prison. Officers alleged that our Client got out of the passenger side of a car that had tinted windows was missing a front license plate. The Police approached for a field interview and performed a protective patdown of our Client for Officer safety. During the patdown, the Officer claimed he immediately felt a gun and knew it to be a gun based on his prior police experience. They also claimed that our Client admitted to finding the gun in a bush. During Preliminary Hearing, we argued that the State did not prove that our Client knew the serial numbers were scratched off and, therefore, the charges should be dismissed. The Judge agreed. All the charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing. After losing during the Preliminary Hearing Stages of the case, the Prosecution decided to bring the case back up and indict our Client. We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence on our Client's behalf. The Judge found that the Officer violated our Client's Constitutional rights and the case was dismissed.
People v. FG
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. DW
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was sitting in a vehicle that was parked in the alley when the Police approached for a field interview. During the interview, the Police claimed to have observed narcotics in plain view inside the vehicle. They ordered all the occupants out of the vehicle and recovered additional narcotics from the floor and from the seat where our Client was sitting. The Police also recovered a straw with narcotics residue on it from our Client's bag. 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. CK
Our Client was charged with Felony Armed Violence, Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis and Felony Possession of Cannabis. He was facing up to 30 years in prison. Cook County Sheriffs served a search warrant at our Client's residence. The Sheriffs recovered nearly 700 grams of cannabis, 2 rifles, 1 shotgun, 1 45 caliber handgun and 1 9mm handgun along with 226 live rounds. They also seized several items of suspected Ecstasy and Hydrocodone along with a digital scale and several plastic baggies used for narcotics packaging. We took our Client's case to trial and the verdict was NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS!!!
People v. JC
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of more than 1 gram of a Controlled Substance. He was facing 4-15 years in prison and a mandatory prison sentence because of the amount of drugs which tested positive at the crime lab. The Police said they were on surveillance when they saw our Client and another person engage in a conversation on the street and hand to hand transaction on the street. After our client left the scene, he was detained and searched. Officers claim to have recovered 10 ziploc baggies of heroin. We were able to convince the prosecution to reduce the charges to a straight possession. We also convinced the prosecution to offer a special type of expungeable probation for our Client. The special probation also avoids a felony conviction.
People v. MG
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. If convicted, our Client was facing up to 40 years in prison. The Victim alleged that the perpetrator approached from behind while she was entering her building on her way home from work. The assailant allegedly robbed the Victim at gunpoint taking her purse. After taking her purse, the Victim alleged that perpetrator unzipped his pants and forced his penis into her mouth. After forcing the Victim to perform oral sex, it was alleged that the offender demanded that the Victim remove her panties. While distracting the perpetrator, the Victim screamed for help from her neighbors, and the perpetrator fled the scene. Although the Victim identified our Client as the offender in this case, her story fell apart under cross examination and close scrutiny. The Victim never told the initial responding police officers about the alleged sexual assault. When pressed on this issue, the Victim claimed that she did tell the officers about the sexual assault, but they ignored her and refused to document it. The Victim never sought medical attention for the alleged sexual assault. The Victim's story was contradicted at critical points by her neighbor. After a vigorous trial, there could only be one verdict: NOT GUILTY!
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.
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