Have you ever heard someone in the movies say: “Are you a cop? Cause if you’re a cop, you’ve got to tell me.” Don’t listen to movie characters or some idiot at the bar for legal advice. There’s a reason they’re not criminal defense experts. If an undercover cop does not tell you he is […]
THE PROSECUTOR’S POWER TO IGNORE: ****Attention Shoppers: As of December 11, 2016, if you are lucky enough to catch a retail theft under $1K in value (even with prior credit), you will be the happy winner of misdemeanor charges redeemable through Kim Foxx and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. ****(Offer valid only throughout Chicago […]
AGGRAVATED UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS 1st OFFENDER PROGRAM “I told someone, it’s like we have the Bulls, pizza and we have guns in the city of Chicago.” That’s not President Trump ripping on our great city, that’s how the Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx, describes our reputation. There is no bigger issue in […]
As of December 10, 2017, you can star in your own true crime TV show courtesy of the Chicago Police Department. Since that date, all Chicago Police patrol officers have body cameras. The Mayor’s office boasts this to be the largest rollout of body camera technology in the entire nation. This tactical development is the […]
Last summer, SD was arrested for Aggravated Discharge of a Weapon & Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by a Felon. He faced 6-30 years in prison. Minutes before his arrest, the police witnessed a man who vaguely resembled SD shooting into a vehicle at almost point-blank range. The police lost sight of this man and […]
Let’s say you put 7-10 grams of marijuana into a batch of marijuana brownies. You bake them, wrap them all up, and put them in a cooler in the back of your car for tomorrow. On the way to your buddy’s place, you get pulled over and eventually searched by the police. They find the […]
Hollywood actor David Hill has flown from California to Chicago a dozen or so times in the past two years, then driven a rental car down to Morris to go to court. “Crash in the car a few hours, show up in court, court’s in and out in 15 minutes, and then it’s back up […]
Robert J. Callahan & Associates has extensive experience with executive clemency petitions (AKA Pardon). The firm has a stream lined system that we believe makes the process very smooth and separates us from the competition. We begin by conducting a detailed interview with a client. After this is completed, we tender the client a written […]
Just over a year ago, possession of any amount of marijuana could send you to jail. Today cannabis enthusiasts can inhale a little easier. On July 29, 2016, Governor Bruce Browner signed Senate Bill 2228. Among other things, with a stroke of pen Gov. Browner made possession of 10 g or less of marijuana a […]
A NEW FRONTIER IN ILLINOIS SEALING AND EXPUNGEMENT LAW Almost half of all adults in Illinois have some sort of criminal record.[i] If you’re reading this blog, you’re already curious about the negative impact a criminal record can have on an individual’s lifetime potential. Historically, expungement and sealing of a criminal record in Illinois was […]
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