People v. DG
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police responded to a call of a man asleep at the wheel with his car stopped in oncoming traffic. When officers arrived, our Client was allegedly asleep behind the wheel of his car. They searched our Client and his car and recovered multiple bags of narcotics. All felony charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. GS
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. NB - Felony Theft
Our Client was the target of a long term investigation of thefts from Target. Our Client was alleged to have participated in a scheme to purchase hard drives and remove the drives from their casings, replacing them with crayons or garbage and then returning the hard drives for their full retail value. Many of the incidents were caught on video. The amount of loss suffered by Target was over $5,000. We were able to successfully negotiate expungeable probation for our Client and avoid a felony conviction.
People v. TS
Our Client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. He was facing from 3-7 years, mandatory prison time. The prosecution offered 3 years in prison. We rejected their offer and took the case to trial. At trial, Officers testified that they were serving a search warrant on a single family home. Our Client was listed as the target of the search warrant. However, our Client was not there. Officers did not know when the last time, if ever he was in the residence. In a bedroom, they found our Client's social security card, a training certificate with our Client's name on it, a piece of mail addressed to our Client (with the next door address on it though, not the address they were searching), multiple items of mail clothing and shoes, pictures, 2 guns and some ammunition. The prosecution argued at trial that because the items which can, without a doubt, be said to have belonged to our Client (social security card, training certificate, letter, pictures), then the guns and ammo also must belong to our Client. We argued that there was not enough evidence to show constructive possession of the guns and ammo by our client. Therefore, there was reasonable doubt and the State failed to meet their burden. We were victorious.
People v. KC
Our Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. Our Client was seen placing several items in a bag and then proceed past the last point of sale at Target. He was stopped by loss prevention agents. When the Police arrived, they arrested our Client. We were able to negotiate admission into the Deferred Prosecution program. If our Client completes the program successfully, all felony charged will be dismissed.
People v. MM
Client was charged with Class X - Armed Habitual Criminal. The Police claimed to be doing a Parole Compliance Check on our Client. They entered his residence and claimed that a duffel bag in the living room contained a loaded gun. The Police alleged that they knew the gun belonged to our Client because they also claim to have found his ID in the same duffel bag. The prosecutors also brought up our Client's previous felony convictions. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing!
People v. GW
Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon - 1000 Feet of a School. The Police alleged that they saw our Client loitering on school grounds and drinking from a plastic cup which they believed to contain alcohol. When they approached, our Client allegedly fled holding his waistband. After a brief chase, our Client was caught by the police and searched. They allegedly recovered a loaded handgun. Even though our Client was facing 2-5 years in prison, we conferenced the case with the judge. After intense negotiations with the Judge and the Prosecution, our client was offered 1 year on a reduced charge. We got our Client credit for all the time he had served and our Client was home 2 days after accepting the deal!
People v. RL
Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis. The Police raided our Client's house. They had a search warrant - but our Client was not the target of the warrant. A systematic search of the house was conduct and cannabis was discovered in multiple locations. Several thousand dollars was also recovered and seized. We were able to successfully convince the Prosecution to offer Expungeable Probation and avoid a Felony Conviction for our Client!
People v. SO
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and DUI. The Felony was dismissed a the Preliminary Hearing. We were also able to avoid a conviction for the DUI. Our Client received Supervision.
People v. CJ
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Police officers alleged that our Client ran a red light. After stopping our Client's vehicle, our Client was unable to produce a valid driver's license. Our Client was asked out of the vehicle and officers alleged that they saw narcotics in plain view on the floor of the vehicle. A further search of our Client revealed additional narcotics. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing!
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