Our client and his dad had a dispute in their apartment which turned physical. After the fight, the father was taken to the hospital where he later died of his injuries. Despite the mutual combat, the State’s Attorney charged our client with Murder. After a Jury Trial our client was found NOT GUILTY of First Degree Murder.

Chicago Police accused our client and a co-defendant of killing an individual over a gang dispute. The co-defendant plead guilty and testified against our client. Also, several witnesses put our client at the scene of the crime. After Jury Trial our Client was found NOT GUILTY, and avoided a minimum of 45 years in the penitentiary.

Police accused our client of stabbing a rival gang member to death at a train stop in Chicago. Three witnesses placed our client at the scene of the murder, and testified that our client stabbed the victim. After Jury Trial our client was found NOT GUILTY of First Degree Murder and released from custody.

Our client lived with a drunk, abusive boyfriend. On one night, he came home drunk and began to beat her. In defending herself, she stabbed him with a knife and killed him. The State’s Attorney charged our client with First Degree Murder, arguing that her acts were premeditated and intentional. After a bench trial our client was found NOT GUILTY and release from custody.

One night while drunk, our client pushed a fisherman into the water as a prank. The fisherman could not swim and died drowning. The State’s Attorney charged our client with First Degree Murder alleging that our client tried to intentionally kill the fisherman. We took the case to JURY TRIAL and convinced the Jurors that our client did not act intentionally. The Jury found our client NOT GUILTY of First Degree Murder.

Our client sold food out of the back of a truck. One day a 16 year-old stole some food and our client chased this person down and shot him in the back after a brief struggle. After a five day JURY TRIAL our client was found NOT GUILTY of all charges and released form custody.

Our client was charged as an adult with murder. After an extensive investigation and interview of witnesses and pre-trial motions, the murder charge was dropped to a juvenile battery charge.

Our client was charged with shooting an unarmed person with a handgun. He also gave a video taped statement to police admitting to the shooting. The minimum sentence was 45 years. After a jury trial, there was a verdict of NOT GUILTY of First Degree Murder charges.

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