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MURDER CASES

Everyone knows what murder is. What most people do not know is that if you are convicted of murder, the minimum time in jail is 20 years, and if a handgun is used then the minimum is 45 years, and that all that time must be served. Almost all murder cases go to jury, and we have won our share, as you can see below.

Court Wins

People v.  Jackson - 1st Degree Murder, 08CR9478
NOT GUILTY  26th/California
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, claiming that her acts were premeditated and intentional. We took the case to trial and proved to the Judge that our client was only defending herself.  The Judge agreed and found our client NOT GUILTY of all charges, and she was released from jail.

People v.  Haley - 1st Degree Murder, 07CR19917
NOT GUILTY  26th/California
One night while drunk, our client went to Montrose Harbour and pushed a Vietnamese 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 claiming 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.

People v.  Trusty- 1st Degree Murder, 05CR21775
NOT GUILTY  26th/California
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 set free.

People v.  Campos - 1st Degree Murder, 04CR8474
REDUCED TO JUVENILE BATTERY  Skokie Court.
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.

People v.  Alderson - 1st Degree Murder, 05CR7051
NOT GUILTY  Markham Courthouse
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.