People v. BW
Client was charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. We took our Client's case to trial and won. 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. MA
Our Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance within 1000 feet of a school. The Police claim they witnessed our Client engage in multiple hand to hand transactions during which he would tender narcotics for money. After the transactions, the police say that our Client placed the remaining narcotics inside of a plastic bag and covered it with snow on the ground. The Police detained our Client and searched the bag on the ground and found it to contain 23 separate bags of narcotics. Our Client was a 4 time convicted felon and was facing a mandatory minimum of 6-30 years in prison. He had already done 11 years over his 4 previous felony convictions including 7 years in prison for the last time he was convicted. The prosecutors initially offered him a deal for 8 years in prison. Through tough negotiation, the prosecution came way down on their offer to 2 years in prison of which our client would only have to serve approximately 9 months or less.
People v. AM
Client was charged with DUI. After crashing his vehicle into a bridge, the police arrived. Our Client agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew over the limit. He was arrested on the spot. Because we were hired immediately, we were able to begin working on the case immediately. As a result of our immediate action, we were able to take care of our Client's case in one court date. We were able to avoid a conviction for our Client!
People v. JH
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claimed that while our Client was crossing the street, he dropped narcotics right in front of their police car which was traveling down the street our Client was crossing. The Officers detained our Client and allegedly recovered 8 ziplock baggies containing suspected heroin. Our Client had over $400 on his person which the police claimed was "drug money." All charges were dismissed at the preliminary hearing.
People v. AJ
Our Client was charged with Class X - Felony Armed Violence, Multiple Counts of Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Felony Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Deliver. Our Client was facing a minimum mandatory prison sentence of 15 years up to 30 years. It was alleged that our Client was pulled over for a couple of minor traffic violations. Upon approach, the officers observed a gun on our Client's lap. As they continued their investigation, the officers realized that our Client was in a security uniform. When asked for his armed security credentials, our Client presented some of the credentials, but not all of them, and one item was expired. Even though the one card our Client had on his person was expired, he was issued a valid card that wasn't expired - he just didn't have it on him. The police arrested him anyways. They made no attempt to contact the Illinois State Police. They made no attempt to contact the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. They made no attempt to contact our Client's employer. After arresting our Client, removing him from his vehicle and placing him in handcuffs, the police then went back and searched our Client's car. This search revealed cannabis and a scale inside of a closed backpack. We filed a Motion to Suppress Evidence. During the hearing on the Motion, we argued that the police were not allowed to go back and search our Client's vehicle after they arrested our Client and removed him from the vehicle. The Judge agreed and granted our Motion. The cannabis, scales and everything else which was recovered from the car was suppressed. As a result, the state could not prevail on the Armed Violence charge or the Possession of Cannabis with Intent to Deliver charge. We took the rest of our Client's case to trial and argued that he had all the necessary credentials to possess the loaded firearm. All the police had to do was spend about a minute on a cell phone to verify our Client's credentials (either calling the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or looking our Client's credentials up on the IDPR website). The Verdict was NOT GUILTY ON ALL OF THE REMAINING COUNTS!!!
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. JR
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The police claimed to have seen our Client and other individuals drinking on the public way in the back of an abandon building. As the police approached for a field interview, our Client allegedly placed a bag of narcotics inside of a vehicle. The police searched the vehicle and recovered over 10 grams of cocaine. The prosecution was offering a felony conviction on the case. We had a conference with the Judge and were able to convince the Judge to give our Client a second chance. Our Client avoided a felony conviction and was sentenced to expungeable probation.
People v. GG
Our Client was charged with Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. His license was suspended for failure to pay child support. According to our Client, he never received any notice that his license was suspended and did not know that it was suspended. The prosecution was initially offering jail time. After retaining our services, our firm zealously advocated on behalf of our Client over several court dates. We eventually set the case for trial. Because the prosecution realized how serious we were, they changed their tune the day of trial. We were able to negotiate a deal that avoided any additional jail time for our Client.
People v. AS
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to negotiate expungeable probation for our Client
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