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Recently Won Cases

(Actual Dates and Cases)

January 2021

Domestic Battery – Bodily Harm – Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon – 1st OFFENDER GUN PROGRAM

Cannabis Trafficking – Class X – Mandatory IDOC – REDUCED TO CLASS 1 FELONY WITH PROBATION

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

Aggravated Speeding – Class B Misdemeanor – REDUCED TO PETTY TRAFFIC OFFENSE

Retail Theft/Battery Class A Misdemeanors – EXPUNGEMENT GRANTED

December 2020

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

Driving While License Suspended – CASE DISMISSED

Unlawful Use of Weapon Class A Misdemeanor – CASE DISMISSED

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

Aggravated Speeding- Class B Misdemeanor – REDUCED TO PETTY TRAFFIC TICKET

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 – CASE DISMISSED

Petition for Governor’s Pardon and Clemency – PETITION 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

Aggravated Assault In Chicago, IL

March 19, 2013 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

Late last summer CL was approached by some unknown male individuals who were attending a party next door to his house. There were numerous people walking across his lawn and driveway. Some of them had discarded some beer cans and cigarette butts on his property. CL asked these individuals to stop walking on his lawn, […]

aggravated assault, Chicago IL

DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Felony DUI

January 3, 2013 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

M.B. was pulled over in August, 2012, by Chicago Police Officers for improper lane usage. Officers claimed they could smell a strong odor of alcohol, his speech sounded slurred and his pupils were dilated which indicated intoxication. Officers ran his name and found that he was driving on a suspended license without insurance. He was […]

DUI, felony

NOT GUILTY – Battery

January 3, 2013 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

I.C. was arrested for battery by the Chicago Police Department in October, 2011. I.C. had been terrorized by a group of males in the vicinity of the building she owns on the south side of Chicago. The man primarily responsible for the harassment, threatened I.C. on multiple occasions. One evening, after being threatened earlier that […]

battery

Be Safe, Be Smart, and Avoid a DUI Charge This New Year’s | DUI Lawyer

December 20, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Guest Blog Post

With the New Year’s holiday just around the corner, it is important that all of us take a moment to remind one another to be safe and smart this holiday season and find a designated driver. Driving drunk can not only land you in jail, it can put the safety of everyone else on the […]

Criminal Defense, Driving, Drunk, DUI, DUI Charge

GRANTED – PETITION TO RESCIND SUMMARY SUSPENSION

December 11, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

Last September, Chicago Police, responding to a call, approached G.P. while he sat in his parked car. Once he police began speaking to G.P. they suspected he was under the influence of alcohol. G.P. got out of the car, performed the field sobriety test but refused to blow in the breathalyzer. The police arrested G.P […]

DUI, DUI Illinois, petition to rescind

DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Felony DUI in Illinois

December 11, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

dismissed, DUI, Felony DUI in Illinois

Chicago Battery Case in Cook County – NOT GUILTY

December 11, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

battery, chicago, Felony aggravated battery

DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Possession of a Controlled Substance – Page 2

December 11, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

B.S. was arrested in October, 2012, for possession of heroin after the Chicago Police observed him loitering in what they deemed a high crime area. The police interviewed and eventually searched him. Upon searching B.S., the police found heroin and arrested B.S. for felony possession. B.S.’s family retained Robert J. Callahan and Associates before the […]

Class 4 Felony, Controlled Substance, Criminal Defense Law, dismissed

GRANTED – Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension on DUI – license re-instated

December 11, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

In the early part of November, at approximately 2:00 in the morning, the Glenview Police Department observed K.D.’s car stopped in a parking lot. The officers claimed the car was running with the headlights and break lights on. They approached K.D.’s car and suspected the driver had been driving under the influence. At this point, […]

drunk driving, DUI, license suspension, petition to rescind, under the influence

DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – FELONY DUI

November 27, 2012 / Robert J Callahan / Case Victories

C.H. was pulled over last October by Chicago Police Officers for talking on a cellphone and erratic driving. Officer’s claimed that her speech was slurred and that her pupils were dilated in a manner that indicated intoxication. She was asked to exit her vehicle and to perform field sobriety tests. After failing the tests, officers […]

Chicago DUI, Dismissed DUI, DUI, FELONY DUI

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