Blog Posts in August, 2010
Posted on Aug 31, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
18 year old Anthony Carter was killed by an unknown gunman late on Sunday as he was returning home from a store. According to police reports, Carter saw two of his friends and another unknown man ...
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Posted on Aug 26, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Although Rod Blagojevich still faces retrial for the 23 counts against him, his brother is now off the hook. Robert Blagojevich was charged with two counts of extortion conspiracy, one count of ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
51 year old Theresa A. Carlquist has been charged with two counts of embezzlement and six counts of felony grand theft for reportedly stealing $112,000 from the Downers Grove youth football league. ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich was only convicted of 1 out of the 24 counts with which he was charged. According to sources, the jury was hung on many of the counts, but the more serious ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
16 year old Kenyatta Brack was riding his bike on Sunday night when he was hit by a driver who then sped away. Brack was thrown into oncoming traffic and killed. The driver of the accident was being ...
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Posted on Aug 12, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Last Tuesday, an as of yet unidentified man hailed a taxi cab and asked the driver to take him to the bank. Once they arrived at the bank, a Bank of America located on Devon Ave on the North Side, the ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Jay Zimmerman, age 69, and Alan Zimmerman, age 42 have both been charged with felony crimes relating to marijuana offenses . Each man had a sophisticated marijuana cultivation operation in his house, ...
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Posted on Aug 5, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
After 5 years and 3 months in prison, Jerry Hobbs is free - from prison and from the accusations that he murdered his 8 year old daughter and her 9 year old friend. The victims, Laura Hobbs and ...
Continue reading "DNA Evidence Clears Hobbs of Murder Charges" »
Posted on Aug 3, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Charlie Sheen, the popular actor of the sitcom "Two and a Half Men" has made a plea deal in the domestic violence case from last Christmas. Brook Muller, his wife, has since reconciled with Sheen and ...
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