NOT GUILTY - THEFT
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People v. M.G.
NOT GUILTY -
THEFT
The Defendant was charged with Theft in that she allegedly stole a Chicago Police Department ticket book. The Defendant did steal this item. However, the reason why she stole was relevant and resulted in the Defendant hiring
Chicago Criminal Defense Attorney Michael P. Schmiege to represent her. In the State of Illinois, Theft for an amount less than $300.00 is a Class A Misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail. The Defendant was took her case to trial where she testified to the reasons that she took the ticket book. The Defendant told the jury that she took the ticket book to record information concerning the officers that were being physical with and roughing up her father. The jury agreed with
Chicago Theft Attorney Michael Schmiege that the police officers were absurd in charging her with Theft when her intent was no to permanently deprive the officers of the book but to simply record the license plate of the police car. The Defendant was found
NOT GUILTY. March 2011.