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Recently Won Cases

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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 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

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Common Misconceptions people have when approaching an Attorney.

February 25, 2014 / callahancrim / Uncategorized
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Interviewer: What misconceptions do people have about being charged with a crime that you can dispel for us now? What do you hear when people come to your office or call you? Robert Callahan: One of the most common things I hear is, "The police didn't read me my rights." This goes to the difference between what you learn in law school and what you learn when you work in a courtroom. You see the difference when you start investigating things on your own on the streets, and you represent people and do an in depth workup of a case from start to finish. You learn that the Chicago Police and even the Illinois State Police and even some federal law enforcement agencies almost never read people their rights. By rights I mean your Miranda rights. An old case, Miranda vs. Arizona, is where the Supreme Court said that, upon arrest, every single US citizen must be advised that they have certain rights upon being arrested. Those rights are the right to remain silent, the right to be informed that anything they say and do can and will be used against them in a court of law, and that they have a right to have an attorney present, and if they are not wealthy enough to provide their own attorney that the government of the state or government of the United States will provide them with their own attorney. Now, what you learn is that the police almost never say something like that to someone if there is an ongoing investigation because the people will say, "Yeah, well I want my attorney here." If they do advise a person of their rights, they will breeze over it in a very cursory manner and say, "You don't need an attorney for this. We are going to work this out. There is going to be no problem here. We're going to speak to the prosecutor on your behalf. We are going to get the case dismissed. It is going to go a lot easier on you if you don't actually request an attorney." So, people think they didn't read me my rights. The problem is, and this comes back again, one of the things you learn is a practical matter practicing law is that the police, for whatever reason, are willing to stretch the truth or almost outright lie in almost case. Interviewer: Are the police allowed to lie to you? The Police absolutely cannot lie to you under any circumstances. Robert Callahan: No. Of course not. In those rare circumstances where you can actually demonstrate that the police have lied, you will be able to win a case almost every single time. That is very rare though because there is a code of silence among the police. One of the reasons I am an effective attorney is I understand what it is like to be a police officer. I have friends who are police officers, so I know what they think. They think, "I'm not going to let this evidence get suppressed because of a technicality in the law." Sometimes the police take justice into their own hands and feel justified because the end justifies the means. They think they can stretch the truth, exaggerate, underemphasize facts that may point to innocence, and overemphasize facts that point toward guilt just because they think the person is guilty. Interviewer: So, we talked about people thinking they are doomed without talking to an attorney first, and we talked about Miranda rights and when they apply and when they don't. What other misconceptions do people have when they come to see you or when they talk to you? Robert Callahan: The misconceptions are that the police are going to be honest when you get to court, and the fact that they did not read you your rights or that they violated something is actually going to come to light in a courtroom. It is not. The police are going to continue to lie, even when they are under oath. They are going to continue to stretch the truth because they feel like that is just.

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