People v. JR
Our Client was charged with Vehicular Invasion, Robbery, Aggravated Battery and Unlawful Restraint. If convicted, he faced up to 15 years in prison. The Police alleged that our Client took a ride in a taxi. Once he reached his destination, instead of paying, our Client allegedly robbed the taxi driver. The entire incident was recorded on the taxi's internal camera. Through negotiation, we were able to convince the prosecution to offer the minimum of 4 years in prison. We were not able to negotiate probation for our Client because he had a violent background with several prior felony cases including theft, residential burglaries and robberies. However, we were able to have a conference with the Judge ,and were able to convince her to offer our Client Boot Camp. The Boot Camp program is only 120 days and a far better option than 4 years in prison.
People v. EB
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. GA
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated DUI. Police were dispatched to a Battery in Progress. When they arrived on the scene, they claimed they saw our Client driving a vehicle without wearing a seatbelt. They claim to have pulled our Client over and he immediately exited the vehicle. They said they smelled a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from our Client's breath, that our Client could not stand on his own and that he had slurred speech. Our Client also supposedly made a confession that he had 10 beers to drink prior to the arrival of the Police. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
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. MV
Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon - 1000 Feet of a Park. The police were responding to gunshots and claim to have seen our client running and trying to discard a weapon behind a dumpster. They also claimed that our client confessed that the gun was his. The prosecution was offering 5 years in the penitentiary. We successfully conferenced the case with the Judge. We were able to avoid prison and got probation for our Client.
People v. WC
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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. AP
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police allegedly stopped our Client because he was in a vehicle with a busted headlight that was sitting in bus stop. While approaching, the Police claim to have seen our Client make some movements towards the back seat. The Police were suspicious that our Client was trying to hide something so they ordered him out of the vehicle and searched the car. Upon searching the car, the Police testified that they saw narcotics in plain view on the rear floor mat. All Felony Charges were Dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. VS
Our Client was charged with Armed Habitual Criminal and Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. The Police claimed that our Client was drinking on the public way with friends. Allegedly when they approached for a field interview our Client ran while holding his side. The Police officer testified that while our Client was running he removed a gun from his waistband and thew it over a fence. After capturing our Client, the Police returned to the spot where they found the gun and miraculously the snub nose revolver was sticking in the dirt. After examining the gun the Judge questioned whether or not is was physically possible for the gun to land and stick into the ground in the matter claimed because the heaviest part of the gun was the handle and the laws of physics would seem to indicate that the gun would have landed handle down. Our Client was found Not Guilty.
People v. FB
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. The Police raided our Client's deceased mother's house. They had a search warrant. They found holsters and ammunition in the front bedroom of the 1st floor. They asked our Client if there were any weapons in the house. Our Client explained that he had recently moved into the house after his mother died. Our Client told the Police that he resided on the second floor, but he knew his mother kept a gun for protection in a secret compartment in a footstool in the living room. The police searched the footstool and recovered a revolver. The Police claimed that our Client said "he kept the gun there for protection" so they charged him with its possession. The case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages. However, we never stopped fighting for our Client. We took his case to trial and obtained a NOT GUILTY verdict! Our Client will be able to rest easy with this case behind him while he celebrates the upcoming holidays.
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