People v. CW
Our Client was charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Convicted Felon. The Police had a search warrant for our Client's house. When the police arrived they found that there was a party going on at the house. There were allegedly 30 - 50 people present including our Client. After detaining everyone, the police searched the house and claimed to find a handgun in the kitchen and bullets in the bedroom. We took our Client's case to trial. We argued that there was no way the police could show who the gun and who the bullets belonged to. We argued that "a 1 and 50 chance that our Client possessed either the bullets or the gun is NOT proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt!" The judge agreed. Our Client was found not guilty on all counts!
People v. GS
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. BC
Client was a passenger in a vehicle. The police claim an unknown person approached the vehicle and engaged in what they believed to be a hand to hand narcotics transaction. One of the other passengers of the vehicle allegedly made a statement that our Client set up the drug deal and pointed out where the drugs were located in the vehicle. Although the case went beyond the Preliminary Hearing Stages, the prosecution was eventually forced to dismiss all the charges.
People v. MK
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing Stages.
People v. DG
Our Client was charged with DUI. Police responded to calls of a man sleeping behind the wheel of a stopped vehicle that was stopped and facing the wrong way (against the flow of traffic). Our Client was allegedly found in the driver's seat, not wearing his seat belt with open alcohol in the center console. Police observed that our Client had bloodshot, watery and glassy eyes and that our Client was very sleepy. Our Client was allegedly confused, mumbling his words and smelled strongly of alcohol. Our Client refused a breath test and was allegedly too sleepy to perform field sobriety tests. We were able to negotiate a plea for supervision and successfully avoid a conviction for our Client.
People v. JM
Our Client was charged with Armed Robbery with a Firearm and Aggravated Unlawful Restraint. The Client was facing 21-45 years in prison. It was alleged that our Client and another individual robbed a woman at gun point outside a local convenience store and stole money and a cell phone. The victim claimed to have run into the store to report the robbery. At trial, on cross-examination, the victim changed her story multiple times. The victim first claimed that our Client took money out of her pocket. Then she claimed that she threw the money on the ground and our Client picked up the dollars (about 10) one at a time while simultaneously holding the gun on the victim. In the long run, there was reasonable doubt and our Client was found Not Guilty.
People v. WM
Client was charged with a Class 1 - Manufacturing and Delivery of a Controlled Substance. He was looking at up to 15 years in prison if convicted. We filed a Motion to Quash Arrest and Suppress Evidence and beat his case. The Judge ruled that when the police used their vehicle to block in our Client's vehicle at the gas station, our Client was not free to go. Because they did this without witnessing any illegal activity, any search of our Client and his vehicle were in violation of his Constitutional rights, and the large amount of drugs that were found must be suppressed.
People v. SP
Our Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Our Client was the front passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a broken tail light. The police claim that upon approaching the vehicle, they observed our Client placing several baggies of narcotics into the door pocket. The police searched the door pocket, and recovered several bags of narcotics. All charges were dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
People v. RB
Our Client was charged with a Violation of Conditional Discharge. It was alleged that our Client didn't complete any of the conditions of his release. The prosecutors were offering over 100 days in the County Jail as punishment. We held a conference with the judge, and successfully negotiated 90 days on House Arrest instead of our Client going to Jail.
People v. RC
Client was charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. The Police claim that our Client was standing in the middle of the street and engaging in conversation with someone inside a vehicle that was blocking the street. The Police approached for a field interview during which our Client allegedly volunteered that he had narcotics in his pocket that he had just purchased. The case was dismissed at the Preliminary Hearing.
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