People v. LM
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police were executing a search warrant at our Client's residence. However, he was not the target of the search warrant. The Police searched our Client and allegedly found 3 plastic bags containing a rock like substance that they suspected to be crack cocaine. The Police then continued searching the whole house. The Police then claimed that while they were searching a bedroom which they say belonged to our client, they supposedly found a pill bittle which contained an additional 4 bags of suspected crack cocaine. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. BC - Felony Defacing Serial Number
Our Client was charged with a Class 3 - Felony Defacing Serial Marks of a Firearm and Class 4 - Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Our Client was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by the Police for speeding and blowing a stop sign. When the Police approached on the passenger side, they claim to have seen a firearm inside of our Client's purse. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we filed a Motion to Suppress the gun because it was obtained in violation of our Client's 4th Amendment rights. The Judge agreed and all charges were dismissed!
People v. AG
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. DG
Our Client was charged with DUI. Police responded to calls of a man sleeping behind the wheel of a stopped vehicle that was stopped and facing the wrong way (against the flow of traffic). Our Client was allegedly found in the driver's seat, not wearing his seat belt with open alcohol in the center console. Police observed that our Client had bloodshot, watery and glassy eyes and that our Client was very sleepy. Our Client was allegedly confused, mumbling his words and smelled strongly of alcohol. Our Client refused a breath test and was allegedly too sleepy to perform field sobriety tests. We were able to negotiate a plea for supervision and successfully avoid a conviction for our Client.
People v. AE
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle. We were able to avoid a felony conviction for our client and negotiate a special program called Deferred Prosecution. If our Client completes the program successfully, the case will be dismissed.
People v. JW
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed during the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. CC
Client was charged with a Class 1 - Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was looking at up to 15 years in prison. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. BR
Our Client was charged with a Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. He was facing 2 - 5 years in prison because he had previously been convicted of Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License on 9 prior occasions. The Police claim that they witnessed our Client driving a vehicle and fail to properly use his turning signal. After pulling him over, the police learned that Our Client's license was suspended for a prior DUI and that he had 9 previous convictions for driving on a suspended license. We were able to negotiate the minimum time of 2 years for our Client. Although this outcome may not seem like a success, it demonstrates that a person's background can have a strong negative effect on the outcome of the case. We really had no grounds to argue for probation for our Client when he had 9 prior convictions for the same thing, plus Felony Burglary and Felony Theft convictions. The minimum prison time really was the best deal our Client could get. The good news is that we successfully argued to have more than half of the time credited because of time our Client spent on Electronic Monitoring. Our Client will get out before the end of the year!
People v. PW
Our Client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. The Illinois Department of Corrections conducted a compliance check on our Client. During the search of our Client's residence, Officers found a lockbox in a common area enclosed porch hidden under the stairs. Our Client did not have a key for the box and was unaware of the contents. Officers proceeded to break open the box. Upon opening the box, the Officers discovered a gun. Our Client then allegedly told the Officers that he knew about the gun and it was for protection. Our Client denied making the statement, and it was never written down or recorded in any manner. We took our Client's case to trial and obtained a NOT GUILTY verdict!
People v. RD
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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