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. BT
Our Client was charged with Felony Burglary while he was on probation for a prior Felony Burglary. It was alleged that he stole money out of a fellow employee's office from a job that he was required to get as a condition of his probation for stealing nearly $10,000 of electronics from his previous employer. The prosecution had video of him going into and out of the employee's office suite. Our Client also signed a written confession to taking the money. Despite the egregiousness of the situation, we were able to convince the judge on the first case to simply terminate his probation instead of sending our Client to prison for up to 7 years. We were also successful in convincing the judge on the second case to give our Client another chance at probation instead of sentencing him to up to 14 years in prison.
People v. FG
Client was sitting in his vehicle. The police claimed the Client threw a bag of drugs on the floor of the Client's car right in front of the police officer. The police arrested our client for Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and wrote a parking ticket and confiscated our Client's license. All the charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing, including the traffic charges. Our client was released and his license was returned without so much as a fine.
People v. DD
Client was charged with multiple counts of Felony Armed Robbery - Personal Discharge of a Firearm, Armed Robbery - Firearm, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm and Aggravated Battery. Our Client was facing 26 - 50 years in prison if convicted. It was alleged that our Client had a dispute with another individual over money. During the dispute, our Client allegedly beat a Victim with a pipe and robbed him at gun point of $600. Then our Client allegedly robbed an innocent bystander of $200 after pistol whipping him. There were gruesome photographs of a bloody scene, a bloody pipe and bloody injured victims. However, there were no photographs of guns, bullets, bullet holes or gunshot wounds. The prosecutors offered a deal for double digits (approximately 15 years). We rejected this insulting offer and went to trial. At trial, the Victim of the alleged pipe beating admitted to drinking and smoking pot the day in question and the night before. He admitted that he never saw who allegedly took his money or where the pipe came from. His story regarding his actions immediately after the beating was different from other witnesses. Another witness admitted that she ran into a bedroom and hid in a closet so she didn't see anything. Although she initially told the prosecutors that our Client had a gun, her testimony crumbled after cross examination and she admitted that she never even saw a gun. Furthermore, she said that it was the other alleged innocent bystander victim who initially had the pipe - not our Client. The police failed to perform a gun shot residue test on our client or the room where the shooting allegedly took place. The forensic scientist admitted that she completely ignored some of the evidence submitted by the police - she didn't even open the evidence envelope. In the end, there could only be one verdict...NOT GUILTY!
People v. LG
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. She was facing up to 3 years in prison if convicted. The Police pulled over our Client's vehicle. After the stop, they claim they saw our Client making movements attempting to conceal something inside the seat of the car. The Police claimed that upon further inspection, they saw a metal crack pipe in plain view on our Client's lap along with 9 hypodermic needles and a bag of weed. They also claimed that when they ordered our Client out of the vehicle, they saw a large bag of narcotics sticking out of her front pant pocket which contained 6 additional bags of heroin. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to convince the Prosecution to dismiss all charges against our Client.
People v. KW
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police pulled our Client over for a minor traffic violation. A subsequent search of the car revealed narcotics. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. LC
Our Client was charged with 2 connected Felony cases. One case of Felony Forgery for allegedly possessing counterfeit money and one case of Felony Theft for using counterfeit money to buy a car. Our Client was facing up to 5 years in prison for these cases. Although the cases went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to negotiate a successful outcome. The prosecution agreed to a sentence of "Second Chance Probation," if our Client agreed to pay the Victim of the Theft case "real" money to replace the counterfeit money. If our Client pays the restitution and successfully completes the probation, these cases will be dismissed, will not result in felony convictions and will be immediately eligible for expungement after dismissal.
People v. BB
Our Client was charged with Retail Theft. She, along with her accomplice placed items from Walmart into a bag which was already in their cart. They then placed a coat over the items and attempted to exit the store. They were stopped by Loss Prevention Agents and arrested. We were able to get the Prosecution to offer her the Theft Deterrent Program. If she completes the program, ALL CHARGES WILL BE DROPPED.
People v. NL
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police pulled our Client's vehicle over for a broken tail light. As they approached, our Client allegedly exited the vehicle and narcotics allegedly fell from his lap to the ground. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing
People v. WM
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Police claim to have witnessed our Client engage in a narcotics transaction with another individual. It was alleged that our Client was given money and in exchange, he gave narcotics to his co-defendant. After witnessing the alleged narcotics transactions, officers arrested our Client. After being arrested, the police seized over $1,200 from our Client when a drug dog alerted to the presence of narcotics on the money. All Charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
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