Backstory: Why I fight for your rights Imagine a typical teenager on the Southside of Chicago in the 1970s. Street smart and cocky, of course; but still trying to figure himself out, too. That was me. It was a tough neighborhood. It’s no secret to Chicagoans who know the city’s history: cop corruption was taken…
June 2012 NOT GUILTY – Aggravated Battery – CLASS 3 FELONY DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Class 1 FELONY Possession of a Controlled Substance (PCP) DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Possession of LSD/Psyilocybin CLASS 1 FELONY DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Domestic Battery DISMISSED – Possession of Cannabis DISMISSED – Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
May 2012 DISMISSED – Harassment by Telephone DISMISSED – Possession of Cannabis DISMISSED – Solicitation of a Prostitute NOT GUILTY – Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver DISMISSED – Criminal Damage to Property DISMISSED – Felony Driving while Revoked
MOTION TO SUPPRESS GRANTED…UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS BY FELON (Evidence suppressed due to Warrant-less Entry of Residence) Rafael C. was in his house on Christmas Eve 2011 when Chicago Police Officers made forcible entry into the back door of his apartment. Officers claimed that they responding to complaints of a “loud party”. As the officers…
March 2012 NOT GUILTY – Domestic Battery DISMISSED DUE TO BURDEN OF PROOF – Felony Domestic Battery DISMISSED – CLASS X FELONY DELIVERY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DISMISSED – Theft of Services
February 2012 DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – CLASS X FELONY Manufacture/Delivery (Heroin) NOT GUILTY – HOME INVASION CLASS X FELONY, RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY, and AGGRAVATED BATTERY DISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Possession of Heroin Class 4 Felony DISMISSED – Aggravated Battery of a Police Officer PROBATION – CLASS X FELONY Possession With Intent and Class 1…
January 2009 – Jury Trial – Not Guilty In July of 2008 Ray W. was charged with Felony leaving the scene of an accident. Ray was driving on south Vincennes Avenue in Chicago when a man ran in front of his car. Ray had no time to react, and the man was struck and injured….
Criminal Defense Lawyer Robert J. Callahan Attorney Mr. Davis was charged with Unlawful Use of Weapon by Felon. The arresting officer testified at the preliminary hearing that a 9 mm. handgun was recovered in plain view from the car Mr. Davis was driving. The officer also testified that Mr. Davis admitted to the possession of…
Robert J. Callahan Attorney at Law If you are arrested, wanted or charged with a crime or felony you could be facing serious penalties. Robert Callahan is the Chicago criminal defense lawyer that can help you. He can keep your future intact and provide the best criminal defense in Chicago, Cook County, Dupage County, Will…
May 2009 – Not Guilty Nelson C. was charged with Domestic Battery in August of 2008. His ex-girlfriend and mother of his children alleged that he had punched her and grabbed her during a dispute about child visitation. Nelson has adamantly maintained his innocence since that time, and we took on his case because we…
