Blog Posts in September, 2010
Posted on Sep 30, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
More than two years after the attack, two women have each been convicted of 3 counts of heinous battery for hiring three teenagers to throw acid on another woman, and then beat her with a bat and ...
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Posted on Sep 28, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
A 68-year old woman returned home to find all of the windows on her home had been broken by two teenagers who had been throwing rocks at them. The children later returned, harassed her, and threatened ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
If you are arrested, it is unspeakably important that you remember that you exercise your right to remain silent. Police officers, investigators, prosecutors, and detectives are not your friends, no ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two Chicago police officers, Adrian Avarro and Erik Escalante, were patrolling a neighborhood on bicycles when they saw a middle aged woman yelling that her phone had been stolen. The 56 year old told ...
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Posted on Sep 16, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Gangster 2-6 Nation is a primarily Latino gang that is based in Little Village. 19 gang members and 2 associates were arrested on multiple drug possession and drug trafficking charges following a 15 ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
A man's decapitated body was found near the tennis courts of Evanston Middle School by another man who was walking his dog early in the morning. Residents of the area had called police around two ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney
Chicago police were called to a home at around 11:00 p.m. last night after the Department of Children and Family Services was told that there were multiple children left alone and that they were ...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Drug C=Courts are becoming increasingly popular throughout the country, as more and more states are realizing that they not only cut down on recidivism, but are also cost-effective to the state. Drug ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2010 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Wednesday afternoon, a gunman with homemade explosives strapped to himself entered the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland and threatened to kill three hostages. The gunman, ...
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