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Arson is the intentional setting of a fire causing damage to another's property without the person's consent.
If you are arrested for drugs, guns or other crimes, and you happen to have money in your car, person, or home, the police can take the money or other possession under the Statute. We have recovered money and cars that the police have wrongly taken.
Under Illinois law, crimes of violence carry exteremely high penalties. If a defendant uses, or even displays, a gun during a battery, the penalty could increase by as much as 25 years in the penitentiary. In addition, for most of these crimes the law requires the person to serve as much as 85% of the sentence.
These are cases involving family or household members. The charges include domestic batteries, telephone harasement, assault, and criminal damage to property. If a person is found guilty or pleads guilty to domestic battery a coviction goes on that person's record.
Illinois Law prohibits people from selling or possessing cocaine, heroin or any number of drugs listed in the Statute. As you can see below, we win most of these cases by showing that the police search was unconstitutional. Either the police were wrong to search your house, your car, or even your body. If we can show that the police acted improperly we will get your case dismissed.
Most people do not realize that as of January, 2006, if you are caught driving drunk, and you do not have a license or insurance, then you will be charged with a felony. This affects many of our Hispanic clients
In Illinois it is a felony to carry a gun on your person or in your car. Also, if you are already a convicted felon, you are not allowed to have a gun even in your house. As you can see below, we win most of these cases by showing that the police search was unconstitutional. Either the police were wrong to search your house, your car, or even your body. If we can show that the police acted improperly we will get your case dismissed.
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.
This type of felony includes robbery, theft, burglary, residential burglary, home invasion, and different types of identity theft.
Our firm has successfully defended these types of cases by showing either that the victim is lying or just wrong about the person they are accusing. If the victim is a child, then the case is more difficult, but not impossible. For people accused of these crimes, we have been very successful at getting treatment.