Court Wins & Cases

Chicago Police claimed that they received a call of a person with a gun at the residence of Mr. A. Officers also claimed to have obtained consent to search the apartment from Mr. A’s roommate. The officers recovered a sawed off shotgun from Mr. A’s bedroom. I filed a motion to suppress based on the fact that the roommate could not give the police permission to search another person’s room. The judge agreed and the case was dismissed.

The Chicago Police claimed to have received a call that our client was not supposed to be in the area and that he had a gun in his vehicle. The officers also claimed that they knew that our client was involved in a shooting and was known to carry a gun. The officers then detained our client and conducted a protective pat-down search. During the search they found a .45 caliber hand gun. At a motion to suppress, I proved that the officer illegally search our client and violated his 4th Amendment rights. The judge agreed and thew out the evidence. Case Dismissed.

The Chicago Police searched our client’s car without a search warrant and without consent. The police officer lied and said that he could see a gun from outside the car. Our attorney argued that the Chicago Police violated our client’s constitutional rights. The judge found in our favor and dismissed the case.

Mr. B was accused of pushing his sister to the ground, violating an order of protection, and violating a previous order of supervision. At trial I showed that his sister lied to the police and the judge threw out the case. Finding of Not Guilty.

Mr. F was charged with being part of a software piracy group called RISCISO. This group using cracks, keygens, and inside employees amassed a library of software and movies worth over $4 million. Mr. F sentencing guidelines showed that he was eligible for a prison sentence up to the maximum of 5 years. Through negotiations with the government and presenting a strong mitigation package to the judge Mr. F received three years probation which was terminated satisfactorily after 14 months. Other co-defendants received higher sentences: VP received 5 years probation, PY received 1 year and one day of prison plus 3 years parole, SF received 1 1/2 years prison and 2 years parole, PH received 5 years probation.