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Recently Won Cases

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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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CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN

In a press conference after the violent Fourth of July Weekend, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said, “I hear a lot about what the State’s Attorney is doing. She charged these people with murder we brought before them that we’ve arrested – and the courts, the courts released them back into the community, creating an unsafe environment for all of us.”

  This caused State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to respond to the Superintendent, tweeting:

  The Police Superintendent, however, seemed happy to point the finger, continuing to blame the Prosecutor and the Courts in a press conference on July 23, 2021. Reeling from another violent weekend in the city, Brown said: "Ask the courts: Why are you releasing violent people -- dangerous people that Chicago police officers arrest and chargeback into these communities to create this environment of lawlessness that we're seeing here?. . Sit in bond court and see the people being charged with unlawful use of a gun by a felon ... being released back into these communities the same day they are arrested.”

 

CHIEF JUDGE EVANS/THE COURTS

Chief Judge Timothy Evans, the head of the Judiciary in Cook County, staunchly disagreed with the police chief’s assessment, resoundingly deflecting any blame for the increase of violence on the Court system. In response to those statements, his office said, “[t]he law and the facts haven't changed."[13] He also pushed back on the notion that the historic bail reform instituted in 2017. Before the reform, 3% of released defendants were expected to have new criminal activity versus 3.1% afterward. Despite the police chief’s claim that offenders on bail are committing new offenses, 97% were not charged with a new violent offense while on pretrial release.

  As Chief Judge Evans stated in his own response to the violent Fourth of July weekend, "[l]ooking at individual tragic cases in isolation may contribute to the speculation that releasing individuals before trial rather than incarcerating them -- whether by placing them on Electronic Monitoring (EM) or other forms of supervision -- means an increase in crime . . . Speculation based on isolated cases is not the same as reality based on a complete picture, and research has shown that bail reform has not led to an increase in crime."

   

THE MAYOR

For her part, Mayor Lori Lightfoot generally sided with the police position but added a different twist. Noting the lack of criminal trials conducted over the past year due to the covid-19 shutdown of the courthouses. “Open up the courts,” Lightfoot said. “People need to get their day in court. Justice delayed is justice denied. And you’re hurting not only those who are charged, but also those in the community. The victims, the survivors, and the witnesses who need to have a measure of justice.” The Chief Judge’s Office, much like their reaction to the Police Chief, resoundingly rejected this contention. They noted that since March, Cook County judges have presided over 25 criminal jury trials and 7 civil jury trials. Numerous evidentiary hearings, bench trials, guilty pleas, and other proceedings in the criminal courts have all continued throughout the pandemic, in person or through Zoom. As the spokesperson for Chief Judge Evans, Mary Wisniewski, said, "the courts are not closed and haven't been closed," Wisniewski said.

Additionally, Mayor Lightfoot is offering a million-dollar reward fund for tips related to gun violence and firearm offenses, such as Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon. "My hope is that this million-dollar reward fund incentivizes people to step up, to speak out, and to help us reclaim our streets from the shooters, and the violence," Lightfoot said. The tips can be anonymous and must relate to the seizure of guns or arrest for gun violence. The money is set to come out of the city’s corporate fund.

 

FEDERAL TASK FORCE

In late July, the United States Department of Justice created a gun trafficking task force to address rising violence in America’s cities, including Chicago. As the Attorney General stated during his visit, “Today, the department is taking another concrete step to address violent crime and illegal firearms trafficking. Our firearms trafficking strike forces will investigate and disrupt the networks that channel crime guns into our communities with tragic consequences. This effort reflects our shared commitment to keep communities safe.” The strategy of the task force will be to target known corridors where illegal guns are being trafficked and used in crimes.

 

CONCLUSION

Gun violence is on the rise and politicians alike are trying to do something about it. What that likely means is more arrests for offenses like Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon or Aggravated Discharge of a Weapon. If you or a family member are charged with these offenses, or any criminal offense, you need an experienced criminal defense lawyer. At Robert Callahan & Associates, we have extensive experience dealing with firearm offenses. When it comes to gun laws, we’re experts. If you have a case or questions, call us at 312-322-9000.

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