PEOPLE V C.M. After a domestic violence incident, C.M. was accused of stabbing and killing her partner. C.M. was taken into custody and was being investigated for first degree murder in violation of 720 ILCS 5/9-1. Attorney Bhatt represented C.M., protected her constitutional rights and after thoroughly reviewing of the facts of the case including [...]
PEOPLE V T.R. T.R., was charged with the retail theft of well over $1500 in merchandise over the course of multiple months. Through negotiations with the Police Department first, and then with prosecutors, Attorney Bhatt was successful in T.R. avoiding convictions of both misdemeanor or felony offenses in violation of 720 ILCS 5/16-1. T.R. was [...]
PEOPLE V B.G. B.G. was charged with the illegal sale of a firearm. B.G., an Indiana resident had lawfully purchased and owned the firearm in Indiana but sold the firearm to a resident of Illinois. B.G. was arrested and charged in violation of 720 ILCS 5/24-3, a class 1 felony, punishable by 4-15 years in [...]
PEOPLE V E.P. E.P., the owner and operator of multiple businesses throughout the Chicagoland area was the target of a sting operation in which he was accused of selling stolen merchandise to an undercover police officer. As a result of the arrest, police seized over $1,000,000 in merchandise, cash and other currencies. E.P. was charged [...]
PEOPLE V L.C. L.C. had a criminal history that involved felony drug offenses (720 ILCS 550), prostitution, battery and various other criminal offenses across multiple counties in Illinois. Attorney Purav Bhatt, through strategic filings, scheduling and negotiations was successful in expunging all of L.C.’s criminal history throughout Illinois. Attorney Bhatt argued before numerous courts and [...]
PEOPLE v A.S. A.S., a resident of Indiana, was in Chicago for the weekend with her husband when she was pulled over in her vehicle for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop police recovered a firearm in A.S.’s purse and charged her with felony charges of possession of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1. Attorney [...]
PEOPLE v F.S. On the night of the Mexican Independence Day parade, F.S. was intoxicated and was observed throwing rocks at Chicago Police Department officers. As a result, F.S. was arrested, taken into custody, and searched where police officers recovered a loaded firearm on F.S. F.S. did not have a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification card [...]
PEOPLE v A.K. After receiving a domestic violence call, police responded to A.K.’s home, where he was detained, handcuffed and thrown down to the ground by Burbank police officers multiple times. A.K. was charged with multiple felony counts of resisting arrest (720 ILCS 5/31-1) and multiple domestic violence counts (720 ILCS 5/3.2. As a result [...]
PEOPLE v O.S. Officers responded to the area of a report of a vehicle being shot at. While enroute O.S. was seen fleeing on foot from the crashed vehicle. After being taken into custody, police searched and found 44 grams of methamphetamine in O.S’s bag. O.S. was charged with possession with intent to deliver 15 [...]
