Court Wins & Cases

Chicago Police Officers claimed that they received information from a confidential informant about a person selling heroin in the 3500 block of Prairie from a green Dodge Caravan. The officer saw Mr. J in the area driving a green Dodge Caravan and pulled him over. They searched the vehicle and found heroin. At a motion to suppress, I presented case law to the judge to show that the CI was not to be considered reliable and the officers did not see Mr. J do anything illegal before he was stopped. Motion granted. Case Dismissed.

Mr. B was a passenger in a car that was pulled over for a traffic offense in the area of 4810 W. Flournoy Street. The officer claimed that Mr. B was making furtive movement so he had him get out the car and then patted him down. While patting down his pants between his legs near his buttocks he found 16 bags of heroin. At a motion to suppress, Attorney Levinsohn proved that the officer was not in fear of his safety and had no reason to search Mr. B in and around his buttocks. No probable cause to search. Case Dismissed..

Mr. M was a passenger in a car driven by his girlfriend when they were pulled over by State Police Officers for a traffic violation. The officer claimed that the driver was nervous so he called for a K-9 officer. The K-9 alerted to the trunk of the car and the cannabis was discovered. Attorney Levinsohn subpoenaed the Unit Logs for each police officer involved in the case and proved that Mr. M was detain on the side of the highway for almost an hour. The officer did not have probable cause to detain them after a traffic ticket was issued. Case Dismissed..

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Our client was driving his van at 4:40 a.m., after a snow storm, near the intersection of DesPlaines and Taylor when he hit a U.S. Post Office truck carrying mail. Our client was trapped in the van. When the police and fire department arrived they found a fully loaded 9mm Ruger and two fully loaded magazines taped together laying in the snow below the driver’s side door of the van. At trial, Attorney Levinsohn provided proof through cross examination of the police officer that our client’s driver’s side van door could not be opened and that the window could not be lowered. We also proved that there were prints on the magazines that belong to someone else other than our client. Finding of Not Guilty.

Mr. A was a passenger in a car stopped by the Chicago Police for a traffic violation in the 7200 block of Peoria. When the officers approached they claimed that Mr. A made furtive movements and then put something under the passenger seat. The officer found a .38 Detective Special under the seat. At trial Attorney Levinsohn showed the judge that the officers could not see anything in Mr. A’s hands since they approached the car from the rear. Finding of Not Guilty.