People v. NB - Felony Theft
Our Client was the target of a long term investigation of thefts from Target. Our Client was alleged to have participated in a scheme to purchase hard drives and remove the drives from their casings, replacing them with crayons or garbage and then returning the hard drives for their full retail value. Many of the incidents were caught on video. The amount of loss suffered by Target was over $5,000. We were able to successfully negotiate expungeable probation for our Client and avoid a felony conviction.
People v. AR - Felony Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle. He was facing up to 7 years in prison. The Police received a phone call from the victim stating that he had located his stolen motor vehicle. When officers arrived, they stopped the car (Range Rover), and discovered that our Client was the driver. At first our Client said that the car belonged to his uncle but he couldn't remember his uncle's name. Later he admitted to "finding" the vehicle. We were able to convince the prosecution to offer our Client Deferred Prosecution which is a special program that, if successfully completed, will result in a completed dismissal of all the felony charges.
People v. IT - Violation of Probation
Our Client was charged with a Violation of Probation. Our Client picked up several traffic cases and a new felony arrest while on probation for a Felony DUI that was reduced to a misdemeanor. We were able to successfully negotiate a deal with the judge for our Client to pay a fine in exchange for dismissing the probation altogether.
People v. AB
Client was charged with a Class 1 - Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He was facing up to 15 years in prison. Even though the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, we were able to negotiate a deal for probation with drug treatment.
People v. CB - Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon
Our Client was charged with Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He facing a prison sentence of 1 - 3 years if convicted. Police observed our Client walking along the perimeter of the Puerto Rican fest while trying to conceal a metal object. The Police approached for further investigation and observed the butt and hammer of a Derringer style handgun sticking out from our Client's flip flops. Our Client allegedly made a confession that he knew he wasn't supposed to have the loaded weapon on him because he didn't have a concealed carry license but needed it for protection. We convinced the prosecution to reduced the charges to a misdemeanor. Another Felony Conviction Avoided!!!
People v. MM
Our Client was charged with DUI. The police alleged that they pulled our Client over for not wearing a seatbelt. After speaking with our Client for less than 10 seconds, the Officer ordered him out of the car for suspicion of DUI. The Officer then spent less than 4 minutes explaining, demonstrating and administering the standardized field sobriety tests - all of which were captured on video. Despite performing the tests well on one of the coldest days of the year in the middle of traffic, our Client was placed under arrest and charged with DUI. We took our Client's case to trial and the verdict was NOT GUILTY!
People v. MG
Client was charged with Felony DUI and Driving on a Revoked or a Suspended License. Our client has never been issued a license and his driving privileges were revoked/suspended for a prior DUI. The Officer on the case testified that our client was sitting in a parked vehicle with another passenger with the engine running. Both our Client and the passenger were allegedly sleeping in the vehicle. Upon approach, our Client and the Passenger woke up. The Officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from our Client's breath and our Client admitted to drinking the night prior. Even though the Client refused a breathalyzer, the Officer claimed he agreed to participate in and failed Field Sobriety Tests which led the officer to believe he was intoxicated. After cross examination of the officer the Judge found No Probable Cause and the case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. CB
Client was charged with Felony Manufacturing and Delivery of 30 - 500 Grams of Cannabis. He was facing up to 5 years in prison. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. BB
Our Client was charged with Retail Theft. She, along with her accomplice placed items from Walmart into a bag which was already in their cart. They then placed a coat over the items and attempted to exit the store. They were stopped by Loss Prevention Agents and arrested. We were able to get the Prosecution to offer her the Theft Deterrent Program. If she completes the program, ALL CHARGES WILL BE DROPPED.
People v. AQ
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. It was alleged that while serving a search warrant at our Client's home, officers recovered several items of narcotics. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
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