People v. CP
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claimed that they pulled our Client over for having a cracked tail light and not wearing a seat belt. When they ran his information, they discovered that his license was suspended. He was placed under arrest, and a subsequent search incident to arrest recovered prescription medication that our Client was unable to produce a prescription for. We were able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss all felony charges.
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. VL
Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. The case was dismissed after litigating a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence. The Judge found that the police who were responding to a call of shots fired had no information connecting Client to the shots fired and, therefore, had no reason to search him and recover a weapon.
People v. BC
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police were allegedly investigating an anonymous tip that our Client was selling heroin. When they arrived to investigate, the Police claim they saw our client placing narcotics into her pocket. Based on their observations, the Police ordered our Client to remove the items. The items were several bags of a substance the Police suspected to be heroin. The Police field tested the suspect narcotics. The test was positive for heroin. All charges were dismissed at the preliminary hearing.
People v. CB
Client was charged with Felony Possession of Less than 15 Grams of a Controlled Substance and Felony Possession of 30 - 500 grams of Cannabis. The Police claim that our Client was standing in front of a known narcotics "hot spot." The Officer testified that he decided to approach our Client for no reason...just because of where he was standing. Our Client then allegedly dropped 16 bags of narcotics right in front of the officer and then fled into the residence. The Officer gave chase and claims to have found our Client in a bathroom attempting to flush 15 bags of cannabis down the toilet. After cross-examination at the Preliminary Hearing, ALL CHARGES WERE DISMISSED.
People v. MW
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. He was facing a mandatory prison sentence of 3-7 years if convicted. Police were called to the scene of a drunk armed security guard at a local store. When they arrived, our Client was working armed security at the location. After speaking with our Client, it was determined that he did not have the credentials he needed to work armed security on his person and he was arrested. At the station, a background check showed that our Client had a prior felony DUI conviction. However, our investigation showed that our Client applied for an FOID card, and one was issued after a background check by the Illinois State Police. Our client successfully went thru a federal background check when purchasing his weapon. Our Client took the required classes and applied for his credentials to work armed security. Again the Illinois State Police issued the credentials. The prosecution took the position that the only reason our Client was able to obtain the proper credentials was because he lied on the paperwork by not disclosing his prior felony conviction. They initially offered the maximum of 7 years in prison. Our position from the beginning was that our Client did not understand that when he received probation for the Felony DUI, it was a felony conviction. Our Client incorrectly believed that probation was not a felony conviction. Our Client incorrectly believed that only people who were sentenced to prison were convicted felons and anyways, his conviction was only for a traffic DUI...how could he possibly be a convicted felon. We were successfully able to negotiate a recommended sentence of 2 years in prison on a reduced charge. However, our Client rejected that offer and we set the case for Jury Trial. The day of the trial the prosecution made an offer of probation to resolve the matter, and it was an offer that our Client couldn't refuse. We successfully avoided prison for our Client.
People v. TC - Felony Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer. The police were responding to a battery in progress of a private citizen. When they arrived on the scene, there was a large crowd surrounding the victim. The police formed a line between the crowd and the victim. Our Client punched a Police officer. The entire incident was caught on a squad cam video. We were able to successfully negotiate 2nd chance probation for our Client and avoid a felony conviction!
People v. ST
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police alleged that they saw our Client walking down the street. When our Client noticed the officers, he allegedly pulled something from his pocket and threw it on the ground. The Police conducted a "Street Stop," and detained our Client. They allegedly recovered narcotics on the ground in the area they claim our Client threw something. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. MP
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police allegedly saw our Client urinating in public and approached to investigate. The Officer claimed that he needed to pat our Client down for officer safety reasons, and asked our Client if he had any weapons on his person. It was at this point that our Client supposedly said "I don't have any weapons, but I do have some 'molly' in my pocket." The Officer then went into our Client's pocket and recovered MDMA. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing including the urinating in public ticket.
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.
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