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. NL
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police pulled our Client's vehicle over for a broken tail light. As they approached, our Client allegedly exited the vehicle and narcotics allegedly fell from his lap to the ground. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing
People v. IT
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The police alleged that they stopped our Client's vehicle because he blew a stop sign. When they ran our Client's license, the learned that it was suspended. The arrested our Client for driving on a suspended license. A subsequent search revealed that our Client was in possession of Cocaine. All felony charges were dismissed a 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. MG
Our Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. Store security personnel allegedly observed our Client checking out at the self-checkout registers. The claim that our Client purposefully "pretended" to scan numerous items while "actually" scanning others. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing
People v. JG
Our Client was charged with multiple counts of Felony Retail Theft. She was facing up to 5 years in prison if convicted. She was allegedly involved in multiple grab and run thefts 2 different locations. The Thefts were caught on video. Our Client was also identified by store employees, police and an uninterested bystander as the assailant. Our Client also allegedly lead police on a high speed chase which was also caught on video. The Police traced the license plate on the car from the chase to our Client. Despite the overwhelming amount of evidence against our Client, we were able to successfully negotiate an agreement for probation.
People v. PH
Our Client was sitting in a vehicle. The police allegedly observed a hand to hand transaction where an unknown person allegedly tendered an unknown object to our Client for an amount of money. After observing this, they approached our Client and forced him out of his car. Our Client allegedly admitted to having narcotics in his mouth and allegedly freely and voluntarily spit them out for the officers. The officers also wrote our Client tickets for an expired license and broken license plate light. At the Preliminary Hearing, all charges including the traffic citations were dismissed and our Client's license was returned.
People v. MG
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. If convicted, our Client was facing up to 40 years in prison. The Victim alleged that the perpetrator approached from behind while she was entering her building on her way home from work. The assailant allegedly robbed the Victim at gunpoint taking her purse. After taking her purse, the Victim alleged that perpetrator unzipped his pants and forced his penis into her mouth. After forcing the Victim to perform oral sex, it was alleged that the offender demanded that the Victim remove her panties. While distracting the perpetrator, the Victim screamed for help from her neighbors, and the perpetrator fled the scene. Although the Victim identified our Client as the offender in this case, her story fell apart under cross examination and close scrutiny. The Victim never told the initial responding police officers about the alleged sexual assault. When pressed on this issue, the Victim claimed that she did tell the officers about the sexual assault, but they ignored her and refused to document it. The Victim never sought medical attention for the alleged sexual assault. The Victim's story was contradicted at critical points by her neighbor. After a vigorous trial, there could only be one verdict: NOT GUILTY!
People v. MB
Our Client was charged with Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. He had 5 prior Felony Convictions. The Police served a search warrant on our Client's house. Our Client was the target of the Search Warrant. When the Police searched the house, they recovered a firearm under a bed. The police claimed that they knew the bedroom where the gun was recovered from belonged to our Client because they found some mail bearing our Client's name and a Social Security Card belonging to our Client in the same bedroom. Therefore, according to the Police, the gun must've belonged to our Client. Although, there were multiple other individuals present, our Client was not present at the time the Police were searching the house and was only arrested weeks later. The Prosecutors offered the maximum sentence of 7 years in prison to settle the case. Naturally, we rejected that offer and took our Client's case to trial. The verdict was Not Guilty.
People v. KC
Our Client was charged with Felony Retail Theft. Our Client was seen placing several items in a bag and then proceed past the last point of sale at Target. He was stopped by loss prevention agents. When the Police arrived, they arrested our Client. We were able to negotiate admission into the Deferred Prosecution program. If our Client completes the program successfully, all felony charged will be dismissed.
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