People v D.D. Charges: attempted murder 720 ILCS 5/8-4, aggravated kidnapping 720 ILCS 5/9-3.5, and aggravated battery 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05. Outcome: CASE DISMISSED Description: Prosecutor’s offered D.D. 15 years in prison. Attorney Bhatt demanded trial and forced the State’s Attorney to produce witnesses that could implicate D.D. in the attempted murder. Attorney Bhatt pushed the state to produce their [...]
People v R.S. Charges: Possession of Cannabis 720 ILCS 550/4 (1,500 grams) Outcome: CASE DISMISSED – FINDING OF NO PROBABLE CAUSE Description: R.S., an Oregon resident driving through Illinois was stopped by a Cook County Sheriff. After being stopped and providing proper documentation, the sheriff summoned a drug sniffing dog that signaled presence of cannabis in [...]
People v G.H. Charges: Possession of Cannabis 720 ILCS 550/4 Outcome: CASE DISMISSED Description: G.H. was charged with felony possession of cannabis. The police had found multiple pounds of cannabis in a south side home. Armed with a search warrant, officers from Chicago Police department and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) stormed into the residence in the [...]
People v D.K. Charges: Retail Theft (Felony) 720 ILCS 5/16-25 Outcome: CASE DISMISSED Description: D.K., a professional woman and immigrant, was arrested and charged with felony retail theft. Through lengthy negotiations with the prosecutor’s office, Mr. Bhatt was able to secure a dismissal of all charges against D.K. thereby ensuring that she would not receive a [...]
People v A.A. Charges: Retail Theft 720 ILCS 5/16-25 Outcome: CASE DISMISSED Description: A.A. was a pharmacy student who was arrested for retail theft. A.A. faced dismissal from his pharmacy program, a criminal conviction and the possibility of not being able to receive a pharmacy license in Illinois. Mr. Bhatt argued for the charges to be dismissed [...]
People v M.T. Charges: Bomb Threat under 720 ILCS 5/26-1 Outcome: CASE DISMISSED Description: M.T. was at a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) train station when he attempted to open his briefcase. He could not get the briefcase open and asked the kiosk employee for help. She recommended he slam the briefcase on the ground and the [...]
People v R.E. Charges: Possession of Cannabis 720 ILCS 550/4 and Delivery of Cannabis 720 ILCS 550/5 (8,000 grams) Outcome: TIME SERVED UNDER HOUSE ARREST Description: R.E. was a client who was arrested during the execution of a search warrant of his home. Police found 8,000 grams of cannabis, prescription pills and paraphernalia. R.E. was facing [...]
After 2 years of arguing, litigating, trials and playing a legal "game of chicken", my client's final case was dismissed this week. When I met him, he was in the Illinois Department of Corrections on a violation of probation for a drug case. The cause for the violation? He was arrested and charged with [...]
People v A.V. Charges: Retail Theft 720 ILCS 5/16-25 Outcome: CASE DISMISSED Description: A.V. was caught for shoplifting. He was on a visitor’s visa and was given a court date which was beyond his travel back date. Dealing with stiff timelines here attorney Bhatt got an early court date, got the prosecutor to agree to a suggested [...]