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Recently Won Cases

(Actual Dates and Cases)

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

It’s Chicago — Why Shouldn’t I Have A Gun?

February 4, 2019 / Robert J Callahan / Blog

According to FoxNews Chicago & Cook County prosecutors, one lifelong Chicagoan gave this explanation during one of the first aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (AUUW) arrests of 2019 in the city. Even if he has a point, he’s got a problem: he’s a convicted felon. Felons caught with a gun in Chicago face 3-7 years in prison to think about why they had that gun. Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon (AUUW). What type of use? Possession. What type of aggravation? The type that results in a felony conviction and prison sentence, even to someone with ZERO criminal history. The two most common weapons offenses charged in Illinois are:

POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WITHOUT A FOID:

Illinois is one of 12 states & the District of Columbia that require residents to obtain a Firearm Ownership Identification Card, commonly known as a FOID card, before owning, let alone possessing, a gun.

Punishment:

In home: Class A misdemeanor Outside: Class 3 felony: 2-5 years IDOC FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM: If you have a felony conviction, any felony conviction, you cannot own or possess a firearm in Illinois.

Punishment:

Class 2 felony: 3-7 IDOC. Others ways an individual can be charged with Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon exist, such as:

Possessing a firearm while engaging in or attempting to engage in a misdemeanor violation of a cannabis or controlled substance offense ;
Possessing a firearm when an order of protection has issued against that person within the last 2 years ;
Possessing a firearm while engaging or attempting to engage in a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of violence.

In the past few years, Chicago has gained a nationwide reputation as the gun and homicide capital of America. Whether or not that is true, since topping the charts in 2016, Chicago has seen a significant reduction in gun violence and homicide. That being said, compared to New York and Los Angeles, Chicago’s homicide rate is still larger than both of those cities combined. The majority of those homicides being gun related deaths. The Chicago Police (CPD) are on the hunt for illegal guns. In 2018, CPD seized more than 9,500 illegal guns off the streets of Chicago, at a rate of one gun seized per hour in the year. Most of the firearms recovered were handguns, however, almost 200 Assault Rifles, including AK-47s and AR-15s, were also seized in 2018. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office is also on a mission to eradicate gun violence in Chicago. In response to the homicide rates reaching heights not seen since the height of the crack epidemic in 1993, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office created its own gun task force to combat gun violence in Chicago. What does that mean for regular people subject to the whims of the criminal justice system? More gun arrests, more aggressive gun prosecutions. Illinois law takes no prisoners when it comes to gun cases. Or more accurately, it only takes prisoners. All forms of Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon are non-probation eligible offenses. If you are convicted of these offenses, the questions isn’t if you are going to prison, but for how long. The only exception is for offenders under the age of 21. Serious charges such as Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon require a serious defense. The best legal defenses to these charges are:

an illegal seizure by the cops/government
lack of knowledge of the firearm
lack of accessibility to the firearm

Proving these defenses in court isn’t easy. The cops searched you illegally? Prove it. You didn’t know about that gun? Prove it. You didn’t have access to that gun? Sure. We all know that the United States Constitution says that we are all innocent until proven guilty, but let’s be honest, that’s not going to stop the cops from charging you. And it’s not going to stop the State of Illinois from sending you or a loved one to prison. Only an aggressive criminal defense strategy can. At Robert Callahan & Associates, we know that strategy well. With over 24 years of experience fighting gun cases all over Illinois, our defense team is ready to fight for you and your family. Because living in Chicago isn’t a reason to illegally possess a gun, let alone a legal defense. Call Robert Callahan & Associates to discuss your gun charge.

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