People v. CB - Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He facing a prison sentence of 1 - 3 years if convicted. Police observed our Client walking along the perimeter of the Puerto Rican fest while trying to conceal a metal object. The Police approached for further investigation and observed the butt and hammer of a Derringer style handgun sticking out from our Client's flip flops. Our Client allegedly made a confession that he knew he wasn't supposed to have the loaded weapon on him because he didn't have a concealed carry license but needed it for protection. We convinced the prosecution to reduced the charges to a misdemeanor. Another Felony Conviction Avoided!!!
People v. MM
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. MW
Client was charged with Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License with 2 priors. We were able to negotiate a deal for time considered served and probation. Our Client will be released today!
People v. AT
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. WG
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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. 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. JS
Our Client was leaving the parking lot of a bank. The snow drifts were so high on the sidewalk that she wasn't able to see the cross traffic. Our Client's vehicle was t-boned and totaled and she was injured. However, the Police issued our Client a ticket for the accident, not the person who ran into her. We set her case for trial and all the charges were dismissed.
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. JB
Our Client was charged with Possession of Cannabis. We set our Client's case for trial. The state was not able to produce a witness from the crime lab to testify regarding the alleged cannabis. A necessary Police Officer also failed to appear for the trial. As a result, they were forced to dismiss all charges.
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