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Recently Won Cases

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February 2023

Class X Predatory Sexual Assault of a Child – CASE DISMISSED Solicitation of Unlawful Business – CASE DISMISSED

January 2023

Class 4 Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance – CASE DISMISSED Battery – CASE DISMISSED Unlawful use of a Weapon in an airport – CASE DISMISSED

December 2022

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

November 2022

Unlawful use of a Weapon in an airport – CASE DISMISSED Reckless Conduct – CASE DISMISSED Possession of Ammunition – CASE DISMISSED

September 2022

Unlawful Use of a Weapon – CASE DISMISSED Trespass – CASE DISMISSED

August 2022:

Class 3 Felony Retail Theft Charges – CASE DISMISSED

June 2022:

Theft and Possession of Bank Identification Card – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED Criminal Damage to Property –

Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED
Class 4 Felony Unlawful Use of Weapon – NOT GUILTY
Class 1 Felony Possession of an Controlled Substance – CASE DISMISSED
Domestic Battery – CASE DISMISSED Theft and Possession of Bank Identification Card – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

May 2022

First Degree Murder – CASE DISMISSED Class 4 Felony Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – CASE DISMISSED

Assault – CASE DISMISSED
Aggravated Unlawful Use of Weapon by a Felon – CASE DISMISSED
Violation of Concealed Carry Permit – CASE DISMISSED
First Degree Murder – REDUCED TO ARMED ROBBERY

April 2022

Class 4 Felony Criminal Damage to Property – REDUCED TO A MISDEMEANOR

Unlawful Use of Weapon – CASE DISMISSED

March 2022

Aggravated Assault – CASE DISMISSED

February 2022

Class 4 Felony Unlawful Use of Weapon – REDUCED TO A MISDEMEANOR

Domestic Battery – CASE DISMISSED
Class 3 Felony Theft – NOT GUILTY

JANUARY 2022

DUI- Class A Misdemeanor – Dismissed

Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class A Misdemeanor – Dismissed

DECEMBER 2021

Domestic Battery – Class A Misdemeanor – Dismissed

NOVEMBER 2021

Battery- Bodily Harm – Class A Misdemeanor- Dismissed

OCTOBER 2021

Violation of Order of Protection – Class A Misdemeanor- Bench Trial- Not Guilty

Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class A Misdemeanor- Dismissed

SEPTEMBER 2021

Domestic Battery-Bodily Harm- Class A Misdemeanor – Bench Trial- Not Guilty

Possession of Controlled Substance- Class 4 Felony – Dismissed
Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class 4 Felony – Dismissed

AUGUST 2021

Manufacturing and Delivery of 900+ grams of Methamphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin – CASE DISMISSED

Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED
Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class 4 Felony – Entered into Veteran’s Treatment Court

JULY 2021

Disorderly Conduct – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Leaving the Scene of an Accident – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

JUNE 2021:

Theft and Possession of Bank Identification Card – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Retail Theft- Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED Possession of Cannabis in a Motor Vehicle – Ordinance Violation – CASE DISMISSED
Criminal Damage to Property – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

MAY 2021:

Domestic Violence Order of Protection – CASE DISMISSED

Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

APRIL 2021:

Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class 4 Felony – REDUCED TO CLASS A MISDEMEANOR WITH SUPERVISION

Theft – Class 4 Felony – CASE DISMISSED
Theft By Deception – Class 3 Felony – CASE DISMISSED
Identity Theft – Class 3 Felony – CASE DISMISSED
Domestic Battery – Bodily Harm – Class A misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

MARCH 2021:

Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class 4 Felony – CASE DISMISSED

FEBRUARY 2021:

Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class 4 Felony – CASE DISMISSED

November 2020

Possession of a Controlled Substance – Class 4 Felony – CASE DISMISSED

October 2020

Leaving the Scene – Class A Felony – CASE DISMISSED

No Stalking Petition – VACATED
Aggravated UUW – Class 4 Felony – FINDING NO PROBABLE CAUSE
Aggravated UUW – Class 4 Felony – CASE DISMISSED

September 2020

Disorderly Conduct – CASE DISMISSED

August 2020

Aggravated UUW – Class 4 – FINDING NO PROBABLE CAUSE

JULY 2020

MB and son JB – Murder Charges ruled self defense after hearing – CASE DISMISSED

Applied for Clemency on Cannabis charges – CLEMENCY GRANTED
Three (3) separate cases of manufacturing/delivery of cocaine – Class 1 felonies – CASE DISMISSED

MARCH to JUNE COURTS CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19

APRIL 2020

Violation of Order of Protection- Class A misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Leaving the Scene of Accident- Class A misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Felony Sealing – GRANTED

Felony Gun Case Sealing – GRANTED

Battery- class A misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Aggravated Sexual Abuse Investigation – NOT CHARGED

March 2020

JB – Class X- MDMA/Ecstasy Possession with Intent to Deliver – looking at 6-30 years IDOC – CASE DISMISSED

Disorderly Conduct – CASE DISMISSED

Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

February 2020

MF -1st Degree Murder – ACQUITTED

Battery to a child – CASE DISMISSED

Order of Protection – CASE DISMISSED

Possession of Cannabis – Class 4 Felony; Unlawful Possession of Weapon – CASE DISMISSED

Deceptive Practices – Class 4 felony – CASE DISMISSED

DUI – REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

January 2020

AW – Aggravated Arson-class X – Dismissed

Criminal Trespass to Land – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

December 2018

Possession of Controlled Substance- Class 4 Felony – CASE DISMISSED

Possession of Cannabis – Class 4 Felony & Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Class A Misdemeanor – DISMISSED

November 2018

Battery – Misdemeanor – BENCH TRIAL- NOT GUILTY

Battery – Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Battery and Obstruction of Justice – CASE DISMISSED

People v. GK, Agg Speeding – Misdemeanor – REDUCED TO PETTY OFFENSE

DUI – REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

People v. AN, DUI – REDUCED TO RECKLESS DRIVING

October 2018

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

Assault – CASE DISMISSED

Felony Class 4 possession of a controlled substance – CASE DISMISSED

Disorderly conduct – CASE DISMISSED

Felony aggravated DUI – NOT GUILTY

September 2018

Felony Class 3 criminal fortification of a residence or building – FINDING OF NO PROBABLE CAUSE AT A PRELIMINARY HEARING – CASE DISMISSED

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

Class 4 felony possession of heroin – CASE DISMISSED

Domestic battery – CASE DISMISSED

Violation of an Order of Protection – DISMISSED

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

Unlawful use of a weapon – CASE DISMISSED

Class 4 felony possession of cocaine – CASE DISMISSED

August 2018

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance – CASE DISMISSED

July 2018

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance – CASE DISMISSED

Driving on a suspended license – CASE DISMISSED

Possession of marijuana – CASE DISMISSED

Class 4 felony possession of a controlled substance – CASE DISMISSED

June 2018

DUI – Misdemeanor – DISMISSED ON MOTION TO DISMISS 06/2018

Battery Misdemeanor – DISMISSED

Civil Forfeiture – HEARING WON – CAR RETURNED

May 2018

Pardon – GRANTED W/ LEAVE TO EXPUNGE

Battery Misdemeanor – DISMISSED – CONVINCED STATE IT WAS SELF DEFENSE

Expungement – EXPUNGEMENT GRANTED

April 2018

Executive Clemency Petition (AKA Governor’s Pardon) for Class 2 felony burglary – GRANTED

Battery – CASE DISMISSED

March 2018

Class 2 unlawful use of a weapon by a felon – NOT GUILTY

February 2018

Domestic battery – CASE DISMISSED

January 2018

Domestic battery – CASE DISMISSED

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A NEW PLAN TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE, BUT WILL IT WORK

August 24, 2021 / Robert J Callahan / Blog, Guns Laws and UUW, Uncategorized
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The current United States Attorney General, a fellow Chicagoan, visited home last month, but it wasn’t to see old friends. Merrick Garland, the 86th Attorney General, was here to help the city stop the startling rise in gun violence this year. Turn on the local or national news each week and there will inevitably be a story about the number of people shot or killed in Chicago that past weekend. Take for example the Fourth of July weekend where at least 108 people were shot and 17 people killed. The nation is once again noticing shootings and murder are up in Chicago. Why is this happening? What do the leaders in the criminal justice system have to say about this? More importantly, do they have any solutions?

WHAT IS THE INCREASE

There have been 1,892 shootings through the end of June this year. This is almost a 12 percent increase compared to the same six month period in 2020 and a 53% increase since 2019. As for murders, there were 336 homicides in the first six months of the year, just two more than at this point in 2020, which was 33 percent more than 2019’s 252 homicides.  

WHY IS THERE AN INCREASE?

  That depends who you ask. The State’s Attorney, the Mayor, the Police Superintendent and the Chief Judge all point fingers at each other and offer their own hypotheses for the gun violence.   Are fewer people being charged with gun offenses such as Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm or other gun offenses? How about for First Degree Murder and Second Degree Murder? Or is it a problem of policing? Are the Chicago Police failing to do their job? Then again, is it the Courts? Are they letting too many violent offenders back on the streets? That depends who you ask.  

COOK COUNTY STATE’S ATTORNEY

In Illinois, there is no offense of possession of a gun. Instead, it is called Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Unlawful Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. According to Kim Foxx’s Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon is a “nonviolent” offense. These firearm offenses are designated as “nonviolent” because the firearm is not used or fired. The number of arrests for these “nonviolent” Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon offenses has been going up over Kim Foxx’s time in office. Since 2014 the number of arrests for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon has more than doubled. Of the 35,000 felony cases filed last year, 5,457 of them were for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. That is a significant number of people.   The State’s Attorney’s Office suggests that part of the increase is police arresting people who have never been arrested before. They also suggest that an increase in these types of arrests criminalizes people who have otherwise clean records by turning them into felons. According to their office, from 2011 to 2016, first-time Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon arrest never exceeded 300 a year. Each year since then has seen a dramatic increase. By 2020, there were more than 1,400, with this year on pace to exceed that number.   If that is the case, then many of these arrestees likely have Firearm Owner Identification cards (“FOID”). If you are arrested for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and you have a FOID card, but not a Concealed Carry License, you can be charged with a felony regardless of whether this is your first arrest. The key difference, however, between this type of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon but without a FOID card is that you are eligible for probation. If you are arrested for an Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon without a FOID card, you are facing a class 4 felony conviction with a minimum of 1 year in prison regardless of whether or not this is your first arrest.   As the State’s Attorney’s Office points out correctly these “nonviolent” gun offenses have been on the rise. On the other hand, so-called “violent” gun offenses, according to their office, have been on a downward trend, as well as the rate at which the Chicago Police are solving these violent offenses such as Aggravated Discharge, Vehicular Hijacking, or First Degree Murder. For example, CPD made arrests in 44.5% of murder cases in 2020, down from 50.3% in 2019. Given the rise in the arrest of first-time offenders and the downward trend in arrests for “violent” offenses, the State’s Attorney’s claim that the police aren’t arresting the “right people” could have some merit. This claim is bolstered by her office’s data showing they are approving felony charges for 95% of violent gun offenses. CONTINUE READING "A NEW PLAN TO ADDRESS GUN VIOLENCE"

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