NOT GUILTY, NOT GUILTY, NOT GUILTY
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Recent NOT GUILTY verdicts at Acosta, Batovksi & Schmiege
P v. EM
NOT GUILTY Residential Burglary
The Defendant was seen breaking into a house by a neighbor who called the police and locks the Defendant in the basement of the house he illegally entered. The police arrive and arrest the Defendant and find a bag containing electronic stereo equipment in it. The Defendant was charged with Residential Burglary which is a non-probationable Class 1 felony that is punishable by 4-15 years in prison. The Defendant hired
Chicago Criminal Defense attorney Fred Acosta to represent him. Mr. Acosta took the case to trial and argued to the Judge that the Defendant had not actually taken any items and therefore could not be found guilty of the burglary. The Judge agreed and found the Defendant
NOT GUILTY January 2011.
P v. CG
NOT GUILTY Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault Class X Felony 6-30 years
The Defendant was accused of raping his girlfriend. The prosecutor had very strong evidence against the Defendant. The victim had bruises on her arms and legs and the Defendant allegedly made a statement to the police admitting to the crime. The Defendant was charged with
Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault which is a non-probationable Class X felony that is punishable by 6-30 years in prison. The Defendant hired
Berwyn Criminal Defense attorney Fred Acosta to represent him. Fred Acosta immediately began investigating this case and hired an investigator to interview the victim. During that videotaped interview the victim admitted the she fabricated the entire story. Fred Acosta took the case to trial and after a bench trial the Judge found the Defendant
NOT GUILTY December 2010.
People v. MG
NOT GUILTY Possession of Cannabis over 5000 grams with the Intent to Deliver
The Chicago Police Department received information from a confidential source that over 25 pounds of marijuana was going to be sent to the Defendant through United States Postal Service. The Chicago Police Department intercepted the package at a postal facility and placed a tracking device in it and a sensor that would notify the police officers when the package was opened. CPD set up a sting and posed as postal employees and delivered the package containing the drugs to the Defendant. The Defendant was seen picking up the package containing the cannabis from the front porch of his home. Moments later the sensor inside the package alerted the police that the package had been opened. Chicago Police Department officers armed with an anticipatory search warrant entered the Defendants house and recovered the package in the closet and placed the Defendant under arrest and charged him with Possession of Cannabis with the Intent to Deliver. The package contained over 5000 grams of cannabis and in the State of Illinois
Possession of Cannabis with the Intent to Deliver over 5000 grams is a Class X felony that is non-probationable and punishable by 6-30 years in prison. The Defendant, who was not in the United States legally, would also be subject to deportation if he was found guilty.
The Defendant hired Chicago Criminal Defense lawyer Fred Acosta to represent him. Mr. Acosta, being very experienced in handling narcotics cases, took the case to trial. At trial Chicago Narcotics Attorney Fred Acosta argued that prosecutor failed to show that the Defendant had knowledge of the contents of the box, as required by law and the Judge found the Defendant
NOT GUILTY. By hiring an experienced criminal defense attorney from the offices of Acosta, Batovski & Schmiege, the Defendant avoided serious jail time.
NOT GUILTY November 2010.