People v. TW - Felony Armed Robbery - Firearm
Our Client was charged with Felony Armed Robbery with a Firearm. The police alleged that our Client participated in an Armed Robbery with 2 other individuals. A cell phone and money were allegedly taken from the victim. The victim initially ID'd our Client as one of the robbers, then recanted his story. We took our Client's case to trial and were so convincing in our case that the judge actually said that our Client didn't do anything. The verdict was NOT GUILTY!
People v. AC
Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon - 1000 Feet of a Park. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. DL
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful use of a Weapon. The police were called to a loitering/noise complaint. When they arrived, they discovered several males loitering outside what they believed to be a vacant residence. One of the males claimed the residence was his and allowed police into the house to show the officers the deed. Once inside, the officers claimed that they saw our Client in possession of a handgun. The prosecution was offering the maximum time of 3 years in prison. We held a conference with the judge and were able to cut that time in half to 18 months. Our Client dressed in and dressed out of the Illinois Department of Corrections and was home in less than a week.
People v. AA
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. KS
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Firearm with a Defaced Serial Number. He was facing up to 5 years in prison. Officers alleged that our Client got out of the passenger side of a car that had tinted windows was missing a front license plate. The Police approached for a field interview and performed a protective patdown of our Client for Officer safety. During the patdown, the Officer claimed he immediately felt a gun and knew it to be a gun based on his prior police experience. They also claimed that our Client admitted to finding the gun in a bush. During Preliminary Hearing, we argued that the State did not prove that our Client knew the serial numbers were scratched off and, therefore, the charges should be dismissed. The Judge agreed. All the charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. SE
Our Client was charge with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claimed that our Client was riding a bicycle on the sidewalk causing pedestrians to jump out of the way. After our Client saw the Police, he decided to get off of his bike and flee on foot. The Police alleged that after a brief foot chase, they were able to place our client into custody. However, they also claimed that while our Client was running he dropped 25 bags of heroin. The Police also claim that our Client made a statement: "Man all right! You got me! That's my shit! That's how I do my living...I just started this hustle." All charges were dropped at the Preliminary Hearing!
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. IW
Our Client was charged with Possession of 30 - 500 Grams of Cannabis. The police had a search warrant, but not for our Client. The Police came into our Client's home without a proper warrant, and demanded that he tell them where they could find the person they were looking for. When our Client was not able to help them out they began to search our Client's apartment. The claim to have recovered a large amount of Cannabis as well as seeds and plants. We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence and were able to convince the Judge that our Client's rights were violated. The State had no choice...they had to dismiss the case.
People v. DS
Our Client was Charged with Felony Possession of a Cannabis. The Police claimed that they were in an area known for high narcotics and gang activity. While in the area, they allegedly saw our Client suspiciously throw a yellow package into the open window of a parked car. The decided to conduct a field interview and observed the yellow package on the floor of the parked car. Inside the package, the Police discovered a large amount of cannabis in multiple packages. A further custodial search of our Client revealed additional packages of cannabis. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. ES
Our Client was charged with Felony Burglary to a Vehicle. It was alleged that our Client, along with 2 accomplices, broke into a vehicle and stole $1500 worth of work tools. Someone tried to stop our Client while fleeing the scene, and our Client attacked that person. The entire incident was caught on video. We were able to convince the prosecution to offer our Client a special type of probation that, if completed successfully, allows our Client to eventually removed the charge from his record.
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