People v. MW
Our Client was charged with Felony DUI and Felony Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. Because of our Client's background as a 6 time convicted felon and prior DUIs, he was facing a mandatory prison sentence of between 6 and 30 years if he was convicted. The Prosecution offered our Client a deal of 6 years (the minimum). Our Client rejected this offer, and we took his case to trial. The Officer testified that his attention was drawn to our client because he allegedly was sitting in the driver's side of a parked vehicle that was parked more than 12 inches from the curb. Furthermore, the Officer noticed that the vehicle's registration was expired. Upon questioning our Client, the Officer claimed that he noticed a strong odor of alcohol and cannabis coming from out Client. The Officer claimed that our Client's eyes were bloodshot, watery and glassy, and that our Client spoke with mumbled speech. The officer also claimed that there was a cup filled with an alcoholic beverage inside the car. Based on these observations, the officer administered Standardized Field Sobriety Tests. Our Client allegedly failed each test, and was arrested. Our Client allegedly refused a breathalyzer test. The prosecution played a video of the tests during the trial. When asked about the alcoholic beverage that was supposedly found inside the vehicle, the Officer admitted that he could not confirm that the liquid inside was actually alcohol. He believed the liquid to be tequila based on smell, but then claimed that he didn't drink tequila. The Officer testified that the video started when the emergency lights of the police car were activated, and that he activated the emergency lights before even asking our Client out of the vehicle. However, the video played in court started well after our Client was out of the vehicle. The Officer admitted to interrupting our Client while administering the first test causing what appeared to be a failure. The Officer also appeared to interrupt the 2nd test on the video. Finally, the officer failed to accurately record the 3rd test. There was also no audio on the video that was played despite there being microphones for recording audio. Our Client was found NOT GUILTY!!!
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. AA
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. JJ - Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Our Client was positively identified by multiple witnesses as the person who pointed a handgun at a victim after an exchange of words over blocking the bike lane with a car. Although our Client was facing a stiff prison sentence for threatening someone with a gun in a road rage incident, we were able to avoid prison and convince the Judge to give our Client probation.
People v. BT
Our Client was charged with Felony Theft. He allegedly stole multiple I-Pads and other electronics from his employer. The items in total were valued at several thousand dollars. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to negotiate a complete dismissal of all the charges through a new probation program called Second Chance Probation. As long as our Client successfully completes the probation, the Prosecutors have agreed to dismiss all of the charges against our client. We have successfully placed our Client's future back into his own hands where it belongs.
People v. JG
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of Cannabis within 1000 feet of a school. The Police allegedly pulled our Client's vehicle over because of broken taillights. They claimed our Client didn't have a driver's license. As a result they arrested him, and searched his person. While searching our Client, the Police allegedly recovered 25 bags of cannabis from his pocket. All of the charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. NS
Our Client had been sentenced to a period of Probation. Anxious to put his matter behind him, our Client asked us to petition the Court the terminate his probation early. Initially, we asked for the early termination back in February. The Judge denied our request at that time. However, we tried again a couple of months later and were successful. Our Client's period of probation was terminated early and terminated satisfactorily.
People v. RT
Our Client was charged with a Felony Weapon's Violation of the Law. Because of his background, our Client was facing up 15 years in prison. It was alleged that our Client had gotten into a verbal altercation with an out of town guest that he was trying to remove from his apartment. During the argument, our Client allegedly got on the phone. Moments later, 2 individuals arrived. One of those individuals was armed with an UZI equipped with a silencer; the other individual had a handgun. The victim (unwanted guest) was allegedly threatened by all three individuals. Although the other 2 individuals plead guilty immediately, we advised our Client that we thought he had a good case. Even though the prosecution initially tried to play hardball with a not so great deal, our Client rejected their offer. When they saw we were prepared to fight the charges, the prosecution crumbled and dismissed all the charges at the Preliminary Hearing Stages of the case.
People v. CJ
Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. The Police alleged that they received information from a source that a person matching our Client's description was about to arrive in the area in a vehicle that matched our Client's vehicle and conduct a drug transaction. The police officers then claimed that when our Client arrived in his vehicle a passenger got into the vehicle. It was at this point that the Police broke their surveillance position and allegedly parked right next to our Client. They claim that after they parked right next to our Client, a hand to hand transaction took place. They never saw our Client give anything to the passenger. They never found any narcotics on our Client. The passenger allegedly threw some narcotics on the ground as the police got out of their vehicle. The prosecutors were offering several years in prison as a deal. We rejected that deal and beat the case at trial!
People v. JO
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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