This week I finally resolved a client's case after months of negotiating, fighting and waiting for the prosecutor to come to their senses. My client was charged with Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon, more commonly known as UUW by a felon under 720 ILCS 5/24-1.1. Under this law, it is illegal [...]
The recent gun violence over the July 4th holiday in Chicago has reignited the debate about whether stricter gun laws make a city more or less safe when it comes to gun violence. Conservative media outlets cite Chicago as an example of a city that has some of the nation’s strictest gun laws yet still [...]
New Illinois law to tackle gang leaders The Cook County State's Attorney's Office is taking a new approach to going after gun crime by utilizing a new anti-racketeering law. This new law will allow law enforcement to go after gang leaders and other high level gang members. Prosecutors in Cook County are working with Chicago [...]
UUW gun charges 720 ILCS 5/24-1 A man in the South Austin neighborhood will not be charged for firing back at two men who attempted to rob him because of his conceal and carry permit. The South Austin resident was entering his home when two individuals confronted him. One of the assailants brandished a handgun [...]
Chicago Weapons Charges - Yours Could Be Dropped Illinois Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a law regarding unlawful use of a weapon. In a recent turn of events, the Illinois Supreme Court has determined a law regarding Chicago Weapons Charges that once indicated having a gun on one's person outside of their home or business to be [...]
In a recent turn of events, the Illinois Supreme Court has determined a law regarding Chicago Weapons Charges that once indicated having a gun on one’s person outside of their home or business to be illegal, is now no longer. The new view on the unlawful use of a weapon has Chicago Criminal Lawyers considering what this [...]