Ralph E. Meczyk's Legal Cases (4)

Criminal defense

People vs. Peterson

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OUTCOME:

Police charged former Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson with the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, whose death was deemed an accident, after his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson, disappeared, ... despite the fact that there was no DNA or other physical evidence linking Peterson to Savio's death. At the criminal trial, Mr. Meczyk delivered what The Chicago Sun-Times called a "long, aggressive, technical, and scientific interrogation," in which he was able to force the prosecution's medical expert to admit that three different physicians disagreed with the assessment that Savio was murdered.

Criminal defense

Family Secrets Mob Trial

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OUTCOME: Reduced sentence

In the high-profile Family Secrets trial of the Chicago Outfit, the infamous mob group run by Frank Calabrese, and, earlier, Al Capone, Mr. Meczyk represented police officer Anthony Doyle. As The Chica ... go Tribune noted, "Deciding Anthony Doyle's punishment didn't really come down to whether he was a good cop or an Outfit handyman... In fact, Doyle might have been both." Mr. Meczyk fought prosecutors' description of Doyle as a sleeper agent for the mob, which ultimately helped to reduce his prison sentence from 20 to 12 years.

Criminal defense

The People vs. Isaac Martinez

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OUTCOME: Not Guilty

Isaac Martinez, one of three Chicago teenagers charged with first degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Martin Cruz in Little Village in 2010, was found not guilty by a jury of his peers. The 2010 sta ... bbing was allegedly the result of a gang rivalry, authorities said. Alex Gonzalez was caught at the scene and confessed to the murder. Martinez and Jonathan Lopez were later arrested for first degree murder. Lopez and Gonzalez eventually pled to lesser charges and testified against Martinez. He was found not guilty, having never stepped onto the witness stand. Attorneys for the defendant Isaac Martinez were Ralph E. Meczyk and Damon M. Cheronis.

Criminal defense

United States v. Carlisi

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OUTCOME: Acquittal

Mr. Meczyk represented Brett O'Dell, a member of the notorious Carlisi Street Crew, which conducted various organized criminal activities under the supervision of the Chicago Outfit. Mr. O'Dell was acq ... uitted of the major RICO charges.

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