People v. AE
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. TC - Felony Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer. The police were responding to a battery in progress of a private citizen. When they arrived on the scene, there was a large crowd surrounding the victim. The police formed a line between the crowd and the victim. Our Client punched a Police officer. The entire incident was caught on a squad cam video. We were able to successfully negotiate 2nd chance probation for our Client and avoid a felony conviction!
People v. JB
Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. He was looking at 6 in prison because of a horrible Felony background. We were retained after the Preliminary Hearing Stages and were still able to negotiate probation with drug treatment.
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. JW
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance and various traffic citations. The Police claimed that they saw our Client approach an unknown individual. After engaging that individual in a brief conversation, the Police say our Client gave that person an unknown amount of money in exchange for an unknown item. Our Client then drove away. This appeared to be a hand to hand narcotics transaction to the Police so they stopped our Client. After stopping his car, the Police claimed that our client voluntarily opened his door to reveal a bag of narcotics in plain view to the Officers. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. SC - Felony DUI
Our Client was charged with Felony DUI. Because of our Client's background, he was facing up to 6 years in prison. The Police responded to a 1 vehicle traffic accident where a vehicle hit a pole while exiting the expressway. Our Client was alleged to be the driver of that vehicle. Due to his injuries, our Client was taken to the hospital where hospital staff performed a blood test to determine his Blood Alcohol Level (BAC). The BAC came back as .256 which was over 3 times the legal limit. We were able to successfully negotiation a reduction in the charges to a misdemeanor. Another felony conviction avoided!
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. MB
Client was charged with Felony Disorderly Conduct - False Report. Our Client allegedly texted his friends that he was kidnapped and then did not answer their repeated calls. The friends contacted the police who mobilized, and began to search for our Client. When they found him entering his vehicle he was arrested for making the false kidnapping allegations. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to avoid a Felony conviction and the charges were reduced to a misdemeanor.
People v. GA
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated DUI. Police were dispatched to a Battery in Progress. When they arrived on the scene, they claimed they saw our Client driving a vehicle without wearing a seatbelt. They claim to have pulled our Client over and he immediately exited the vehicle. They said they smelled a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from our Client's breath, that our Client could not stand on his own and that he had slurred speech. Our Client also supposedly made a confession that he had 10 beers to drink prior to the arrival of the Police. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. FV - Felony DUI
Our Client was charged with DUI. The Police claimed to have scene our Client slumped over the wheel of a parked vehicle. The also claimed to have observed a strong odor of cannabis and moderate odor of alcohol emit from the vehicle. After waking our Client up, they had him immediately perform field sobriety tests which they claimed he failed. We took our Client's case to trial and our Client was found NOT GUILTY.
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