Outcome: Dismissed

Assault in the Second Degree (F4)

J.H. was accused of assaulting an acquaintance inside his apartment.  The alleged victim claimed that he was beaten for a lengthy period and he did have a broken nose.  J.H.’s father hired me to defend his son against these serious allegations as he felt the public defender was not doing anything.  The DA did not […]

Possession with intent to distribute Marijuana (DF2)

B.F. and his girlfriend were in a parking lot in Aurora outside a shopping center.  The police were conducting surveillance there and found their behavior to be suspicious.  The police asked them for permission to search their car, which they both refused to provide.  The police brought in a K-9 trained to find narcotics.  The […]

Manufacturing Marijuana (DF3)

A smoke alarm was heard coming from J.D.’s house so a neighbor called the fire department.  No one was at home so a fireman opened one of her windows to check if they could smell smoke.  They could not smell any smoke but smelled the odor of fresh marijuana.  The fire department called the Aurora […]

Sexual Assault

My friend, M.P., called me one morning to explain his wife of 16 years had accused him of raping her, that he had been arrested, and was afraid his reputation in the community would be destroyed.  He maintained their contact had been completely consensual as it had been their entire marriage.  There were many problems […]