Joliet, IL
Criminal defense Lawyer at Joliet, IL
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Court Supervision
Defendant found Not Guilty of Domestic Battery, an offense for which a defendant shall not be sentenced to supervision, but guilty of the lesser included charge of battery. I successfully argued and p ... resented Case Law showing the State had not sufficiently proven the existence of a dating relationship such that the complaining witness would be protected by the Domestic Violence Act.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty on all counts
Defendant charged with Domestic Battery, Criminal Damage to Government Supported Property and Obstructing Justice. Defendant found Not Guilty of striking a complaining witness about the head. The Peo ... ple were unable to overcome repeated objections to any reference to ownership or government support of police department or vehicle on foundation and hearsay grounds. After thorough research and presentation of Case Law, the Court was persuaded that denial of involvement in a criminal offense is not obstructing justice.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Defendant charged with Aggravated Battery for "knowingly" making physical contact with a police officer in that he struck the officer with handcuffs while being handcuffed. After testimony and argumen ... t, the court recognized the People could not prove an essential element of the case, the defendant's mental state. They could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that while the officer attempted to handcuff defendant behind the back, that the Defendant "knowingly" struck with the handcuffs, rather than simply flailing his arms causing incidental contact.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Charge of Domestic Battery and Criminal Trespass to Residence. Sister claimed injuries but Mother and Defendant testified he had permission to be in the home and no battery occurred. After argument, ... the court correctly decided that with conflicting testimony, the state had not met its burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
OUTCOME: Guilty at Jury Trial
Defendant charged with First Degree Murder of his father for striking him about the body which caused his death months later. As the admissibility of blood spatter analysis was a matter of first impre ... ssion in Will County and in Illinois, I conducted a Frye hearing. Also at issue was proximate cause in a case where subsequent falls in a nursing facility may have arguably played some role in the demise of the decedent.
OUTCOME: Guilty at Jury Trial
Criminal Sexual Assault Custodial Misconduct and Official Misconduct charges to a former employee of Illinois Youth Center - Joliet. The case involved analysis of DNA evidence and investigation into t ... he Juvenile Justice System.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty after Jury Trial
Defendant charged with Domestic Battery for striking a minor about the body. Victim and Defendant claimed no contact. Elicited testimony from responding officers that they saw no bruising, as was pre ... viously claimed by a third party.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Two counts of Domestic Battery. Successfully argued self defense.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Defendant charged with DUI (drug or drugs) and DUI (unlawful consumption of controlled substance). Argued amounts of prescription medication in Defendant's body were considered to be therapeutic level ... s and were not the result of unlawful consumption leading to inability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
OUTCOME: Not Guilty
Search of bag subsequent to traffic stop of Defendant on bicycle. Successfully argued the search was illegal and fruits of search were suppressed.
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