People v. VH
Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon. We set our Client's case for trial and the verdict was Not Guilty!
People v. LC
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. Our Client had 3 prior Felony convictions and this case was his second gun case as a convicted felon. He was facing up to 14 years in prison. The police pulled over a vehicle that our Client was driving for a minor traffic violation. A subsequent investigation revealed that a passenger in the vehicle was a gang member. Our Client was on parole at the time and was arrested for having contact with a gang member while being on parole. The police searched the vehicle and found a loaded gun in the center console. Our Client allegedly made a statement admitting ownership of the gun. We litigated a Motion to Suppress Evidence which was denied and set the case for trial. The prosecution made an offer of 7 years in prison on the day of trial. Our Client rejected that offer, and we had a conference with the judge. Despite our Client's damaging background we were able to convince the Judge to offer our Client the minimum sentence allowed under the law.
People v. DE
Our Client was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police Officers alleged that they were able to see that our Client wasn't wearing a seat belt at 11:30 pm. They pulled him over for this and then arrested him for not being able to produce a driver's license. However, our Client was driving on a ticket and had produced that ticket when asked for his license. The Police allegedly recovered a bag of narcotics during a subsequent search. All charges, including the tickets, were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
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. WM
Client was charged with a Class 1 - Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He was looking at up to 15 years in prison if convicted. We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence and beat his case. The Judge ruled that when the police used their vehicle to block in our Client's vehicle at the gas station, our Client was not free to go. Because they did this without witnessing any illegal activity, any search of our Client and his vehicle were in violation of his Constitutional rights, and the large amount of drugs that were found must be suppressed.
People v. KR
Our Client was charged with Felony Attempt First Degree Murder, Felony Armed Robbery, Felony Compelling Organizational Membership, Felony Unlawful Restraint, Felony Aggravated Battery, and Felony Mob Action. It was alleged that our Client, an alleged gang member, and several other alleged gang members approached 2 victims on a CTA train platform. The victims were surrounded by the group. One member of the group brandished a machete and placed it on the back of the neck of one of the victims. Another of the group took a hat from one of the Victims. The Victims stated that the group demanded to know what gang the 2 Victims were in. When the Victims replied that they were not in a gang and tried to defend themselves, the individual with the machete began to violently swing the machete striking one of the victims several times in the head - severely injuring him. Our Client placed himself between the machete wielding assailant and the Victim in an attempt to stop the attack. The entire incident was caught on video surveillance. We set our Client's case for jury trial. Due to the strength of our case, on the day the trial was supposed to start, the prosecution made an offer our Client couldn't refuse. We negotiated an agreement with the prosecution to drop all the charges except the Unlawful Restraint Charge and give our Client time considered served.
People v. DR
Our Client was Charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was pulled over for a minor traffic violation. The Police subsequently search our Client's vehicle and recovered a bottle of prescription cough syrup which was suspected to contain codeine. Our Client could not produce a valid prescription for the medicine. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. OO
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of Cannabis. The Police pulled a vehicle over for a minor traffic violation. Our Client was a backseat passenger in the vehicle. The Police allegedly were able to smell a strong odor of cannabis emitting from the vehicle. Our Client and the other passengers allegedly admitted to smoking cannabis earlier that day and frequently "hot boxing" the vehicle. The police ordered everyone out of the vehicle and searched the car. They found multiple marijuana blunts in the center console. When searching our Client's backpack, the police recovered mason jars filled with over 20 bags of cannabis. Our Client allegedly admitted to ownership of the marijuana and to selling weed to make money. All charges were dismissed at the preliminary Hearing.
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. DM
Client was charged with a Class 1 - Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance as well as a Violation of Probation. We negotiated a deal with the State to reduce his charge to a Class 2, Terminate his prior probation and avoid prison by going to Boot Camp.
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