People of Illinois vs. K.L Charge: Felony Retail Theft +$500 Outcome: Case dismissed Defendant, along with co-defendant were arrested at O'Hare international airport and accused of taking several hundred dollars worth of cologne from duty-free stores. Attorney Purav Bhatt established that his clients were never in possession of the stolen items and the items were [...]
Charge: Aggravated Domestic Violence 720 ILCS 5/12-3.3 A.S. was charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence under 720 ILCS 5/12-3.3 with the allegations that A.S. strangled his wife after discovering her infidelity. Aggravated Domestic Violence is a class 2 felony with a mandatory 60 day jail sentence if convicted. Furthermore, A.S. would be a convicted felon and [...]
Date: August 8, 2016 People of Illinois v D.K. Charge(s): Aggravated UUW/Loaded - No FOID Card 720 ILCS 5/24-1.6 Finding of Not Guilty D.K. was seen by Chicago Police with a handgun in an alleyway. As police officers approached, D.K. ran into the backyard near his home and threw the gun on a rooftop. Attorney [...]
Once again hundreds of thousands of festival goers will come to Chicago to see their favorite bands, make new friends, and party. As a criminal defense attorney in Chicago, I've experienced the aftermath of a weekend of Lollapalooza. People call me after they've been arrested for drug possession (720 ILCS 570/402). All types of drugs: [...]
People of Illinois v Y.H. Date: May 24, 2016 Charge: Battery Verdict: Found Not Guilty by Jury Defendant was charged with Battery to a female attorney arising from a parking dispute. Attorney Purav Bhatt was able to obtain surveillance video footage of the incident and successfully argued to the jury that it was in fact [...]
Date: 5/13/2016 Charge: Unlawful Use of the Weapon by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1) Defendant was charged with UUW by a felon in 2003. Defendant never appeared in court and a no bail warrant was issued. In 2016, A.A. returned and Attorney Purav Bhatt successfully argue for the warrant to be quashed. Attorney Bhatt also [...]
Trial May 2, 2016 - Markham Courthouse, Cook County, Illinois Finding of Not Guilty Defendant was arrested after police had been conducting surveillance on T.B. and SWAT team executed search warrant. Officers and narcotics dog recovered heroin, cannabis and firearms. After cross examining officers, attorney Purav Bhatt uncovered that there were 12 individuals in the [...]
People of Illinois v B.A. Defendant was arrested and charged for possession and distribution of controlled substances including cocaine and heroin after being observed by officers entering and exiting the home. Firearms were recovered from the home that was within 1000 ft of a school. A defendant with no criminal history was charged with 720 [...]
Juvenile was charged with armed robbery (720 ilcs 5/18-1) using a pellet gun. Attorney Purav Bhatt challenged and attacked the State's evidence in pre-trial negotiations to the extent that the State subsequently dismissed all charges against the minor.
My client D.F. is a teenager who was arrested and charged with multiple residential burglary charges under 720 ILCS 5/19-3 across multiple counties. After almost a year of litigation and negotiations, the judge saw fit to sentence my client to TASC probation and allowing him a second chance to turn his life around. Everyone makes [...]
