Real Results
The following are REAL cases with REAL results (only the names have been changed in order to protect my clients' anonymity-which is one of my main concerns should I become your attorney).State of Illinois v. Downey, Jr.
In this case the defendant blew a .17 reading on the breathalyzer. This would've been his second DUI conviction. Had he been convicted this time around he would have lost his license for at least a year and had substantial fines. A jury of 12 came back with a not guilty verdict after I explained the defendant was innocent under the defense of necessity. The client was handed his license back that very day by the Judge himself and received the bond he posted the night of his arrest in the mail several weeks later.
State of Illinois v. Peterson
In this case the defendant refused the breathalyzer but failed all his roadside field sobriety tests. This would've been his third DUI conviction. Had he been convicted this time around he would have lost his license for five years as well as gone to county jail for at least 2 days. As the jury pool entered the courtroom we were about to start jury selection, suddenly the prosecutor pulled me aside for a last minute plea negotiation. He informed me he had three police officers who would take the stand. I informed him I intended to call an expert witness to the stand who has been certified by the state of Illinois in BAC (blood alcohol level). I informed the prosecutor this expert would testify to what the defendant's BAC was at the time the police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car after working the graveyard shift from 11 PM - 7 AM. The state had no hard evidence and we had a very good case. The prosecutor agreed to drop the DUI charge in exchange for a guilty plea to reckless driving.
State of Illinois v. Jackson
In one of the biggest drug cases this particular County had ever seen, my client was facing 4 counts of felony drug charges. He was one of three co-defendants - all of who were facing up to 30 years in the Department Of Corrections (Prison). I worked out a deal with the prosecutor in which my client would plead to one count of a lesser amended charge which carried a maximum sentence of 4 years. At the sentencing hearing the Judge heard from the State in regards to aggravating factors as well as the mitigating factors from me. The Judge in his sentence stated, "The mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating in this case" and decided to give my client probation and 19 weekends in the County jail (no prison).
State of Illinois v. Simpson
This DUI case was won before it ever went before a jury. I filed a motion to suppress the evidence and quash the arrest due to the fact the officer did not have probable cause to arrest. My client was out late, lost, did a legal u-turn, and according to the officer, "missed a gear causing the engine to rev loudly". The officer pulled the vehicle over after coming to the conclusion my client was a possible D.U.I. suspect based on his observations. The Judge and the prosecutor agreed with me that the officer did not have probable cause to make the stop and threw the entire case out. It should also be noted that my client drove an automatic.