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Click on the criminal defense case victory links below to learn more about how we won each case.

Recently Won Cases

(Actual Dates and Cases)

JUNE 2022

Class 4 Felony Unlawful Use of Weapon – NOT GUILTY
Class 1 Felony Possession of an Controlled Substance – CASE DISMISSED
Domestic Battery – 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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COVID-19 IN THE COOK COUNTY JAIL

April 27, 2020 / Robert J Callahan / Blog, Uncategorized
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If ever there was a time to NOT go to jail in Cook County, it’s right now. New York City may be ground zero for the total number of coronavirus cases in the United States, but the Cook County Jail is currently the largest single-site cluster of COVID-19 in the country.


As of April 15, 181 inmates tested positive for Covid-19 on top of 156 inmates previously tested and recovering from the virus. Three have died thus far. On top of that, 203 Cook County Correctional Officers and 35 other jail employees tested positive for coronavirus.


WHAT’S BEING DONE?

A lawsuit filed this month in the Northern District of Illinois Federal Court sought to grant class-action status to all of the inmates currently in the Cook County Jail and requested the immediate releases of vulnerable prisoners on 8th amendment constitutional grounds. While US District Judge Michael Kennelly denied this request, he did grant a temporary restraining order requiring the jail to establish a policy for swift testing of inmates exhibiting symptoms. Under the order, the Cook County Sheriff must provide face masks to any detainee in quarantine, provide hand sanitizer & soap to inmates, and strictly enforce social distancing within the jail. In order to promote this social distancing, the order suspended the use of bullpens to hold multiple detainees awaiting entry into the jail.


Inmates are also organizing to protest against their increased risk of infection. As of April 16, 2020, groups of detainees on different tiers started refusing their food in a demand for better conditions. While not exactly a hunger-strike (inmates are eating out of commissary if available), inmates are aiming to put more pressure on Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart and the public for release from custody, or at the very least, better protection from this deadly virus. Among the demands listed in a petition forwarded to Chief Judge Timothy Evans, inmates are requesting to be released on bond, increased access to phone calls, cleaner jail conditions, and for the courts to open earlier than the scheduled May 18, 2020 tentative reopening date.


WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOUR LOVED ONE IS IN THE COOK COUNTY JAIL?

Call they're criminal defense lawyer and if they don’t have one, hire one ASAP. The Cook County courthouse is holding expedited bond hearings to get people out of custody during the coronavirus crisis. Those eligible for this type of bond hearing are:


Any inmate with an “elevated risk of contracting COVID-19”-specifically

a. because of their age OR
b. Because of any underlying health conditions, such as diabetes, asthma or hypertension
2. Any pregnant inmate
3. Any inmate detained on:
a. Misdemeanor charges
b. Non-Violent OR probation-eligible felonies
i. *particularly non violent class 3 & 4 felonies
4. Any inmate who remains in jail because they are unable to pay low monetary bond
5. Any inmate recently arrested on a warrant or alleged parole violation & warrant/parole violation is not a crime of violence.
6. Any inmate serving a sentence in the Cook County Jail.
7. Any inmates who are eligible for electronic monitoring but remain in jail because they have no address/”no place to stay.”

If any of the above factors apply to your incarcerated loved one, call an attorney to look into filing a motion for an expedited bond hearing. If your loved one has an underlying medical condition making him or her particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus, make sure to gather any and all proof of such condition. Presenting this type of documentation at a hearing can be crucial in obtaining a release on bond. An attorney can determine if this hearing was held and how to present any additional relevant documentation not previously provided to the Court.


CONCLUSION

There are over 1300 confirmed coronavirus cases in US prisons and jails, with 32 total deaths. Some of these people have been convicted of crimes, while some are awaiting trial & presumed as innocent as anyone else. And while our system of justice has always involved locking people away, even at times killing them, it has never sentenced anyone to death by an untreatable virus. Prisons and jails are adapting daily to handle this unprecedented situation. And while public defenders are working to get people out of custody, good luck getting them on the phone to discuss your loved one’s situation. At Robert Callahan & Associates, our Chicago criminal defense attorneys are always available 24/7 to discuss your loved one’s cases and coronavirus concerns. Call us at 312 322 9000 to discuss their situation right away. We’re here to help.

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