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First Degree Murder case won at Jury Trial State for JL.
Our client heard a car wreck along a road near his house around midnight. Living in the country, he went to investigate and grabbed his phone, a flashlight, and his gun before leaving the house. Our client found the driver was drunk and a fight ensued. Our client shot and fatally wounded the driver. Our client was charged with First Degree Murder, which carried a life sentence, Aggravated Battery, a Class X felony, and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm, a Class 1 felony. A team of attorneys including Douglas Johnson and our investigative team immediately went to work on the case and a defense was built. Although most murder cases can take years before they go to trial, our client needed to get this case behind him so we pressed the State hard and we pushed the case to trial in just six months. After hearing all of the evidence from the State and the Defense, and the arguments from our team, it took the jury less than an hour to find our client Not Guilty on all counts. Not Guilty of First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery, and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm. Murder cases are normally very difficult to win but our team was able to get the job done and JL was able to return home to his family and put this difficult matter behind him.
Not Guilty First Degree Murder, Aggravated Battery, and Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm!
Rape case won at Jury Trial State vs JM
NOT GUILTY jury verdict was the result of a 3-day jury trial in 2024 on 4 counts of criminal sexual assault involving force that occurred on Illinois State University's campus. Following more than nine months of investigation by ISU police, JM was charged with 4 counts of Criminal Sexual Assault, all of which were Class 1 felony offenses that require mandatory prison sentences. If JM had been found guilty of the charges, he would have faced a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 16 to 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. During the 3-day jury trial, the jury heard evidence and arguments presented by Kevin Sanborn, partner at Johnson Law Group, that exonerated JM. "We were fighting for JM's young life, because he was facing decades in prison. Ultimately, the system worked, and JM was set free to go home with his family".
Aggravated Battery to a Child - Case dismissed State vs JM
During the course of our representation of a hard working blue collar middle aged individual, we were able to dig up enough counterintelligence in the case to successfully convince the government to dismiss an aggravated domestic battery charge against our guy. JM was charged with a class 2 felony for intentionally strangling a family member by wrapping his hands around the neck of a minor for the purpose of stopping the minor's breathing and blood circulation. Although this was not a simple task, the government agreed to dismiss all charges against our client. We didn't stop there and were also able to convince the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to enter a finding that no credible evidence of child abuse or neglect was found during its investigation of our client. This resulted in great results across the board for the accused.
Record-Setting Man Found Not Guilty of Child Sex Assault Offens People v. DB
Our client was charged with multiple charges of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, Class X felonies that came with a mandatory prison sentence. Our guy was accused of sexually assaulting a minor child and the State refused to dismiss the charges so we proceeded to jury trial, in late 2024, to keep our guy out of prison. In short, our client was facing more than 100 years in prison and the stakes were very high! Our team immediately got to work on the case, and began building a defense that the accuser could not be believed. Result: after a 2-day trial, the jury found our client Not Guilty in less than 2 hours! Not Guilty on all Non-Probation able Sex offenses.
Mandatory Prison Sex Case – Not Guilty State vs MH
Our client was charged with multiple counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault, all Class X felonies, and multiple counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse, all Class 2 felonies. It seemed like his life was over, because he was facing >100 years in prison! Our lawyers at JLG immediately hit the ground running, and built an airtight defense, showing that the witnesses against our client were not credible, and could not be believed. Result: after a 4-day jury trial, the jury found our client Not Guilty of all counts!
No Prison on a Non-Probationable Offense State v. B.H.
Our client came to us after a search warrant was executed at his home and police found over 22,000 grams of cannabis, over 10,000 grams of a controlled substances, and to make matters worse a firearm that had been modified to be fully automatic making it a machine gun. The State charged him with a non-probationable class X felony for which a sentence of prison from six to thirty years is mandatory. We got to work right away and convinced the state to dismiss the class X and file a new lesser offense. We even convinced the State to throw out the gun and controlled substances charges, despite how serious they were. At the conclusion of the case our client received a sentence of probation and no prison time.
Agreed Probation for Several Non-Probationable State v. ZB
Our client was charged with Armed Robbery and 3 counts of Home Invasion, all non-probationable Cl X felonies, 2 counts of Residential Burglary, which are non-probationable Class 1 felonies, and 2 counts of Mob Action, which are Class 4 felonies. As there were several witnesses who identified our client, the case seemed hopeless, and our client was facing potentially dying in prison. Our team got to work, and formulated a strategy to ensure our client’s freedom. Result: in less than a year, we convinced the State to dismiss all non-probationable counts, and to even agree to probation and time-served. Our client is a free man to this day!
Case Dismissed State v. D.B.
Our client had a felony case already, but he wound up being charged with Criminal Damage to Property as a result of marking the metal on a vehicle (or "keying") a car. The State had everything they needed: the damage itself, a witness to our client doing it, and even a video of our client. To make matters even worse, our client confessed to doing it. Our client's case seemed hopeless, especially because of the confession. Then he hired us, and we got to work attacking the evidence in the case, including the video and the manner in which our client supposedly confessed. Result: a few motion hearings later, and the case was dismissed entirely!
Felony Dismissed Entirely State v. AZ
Our client got in an accident when she was under the influence. Having driven into a field, the airbags had deployed, but our client was asleep behind the driver's seat when police arrived. The accident was witnessed by 2 people, and the police developed evidence showing our client had drank a lot of alcohol and taken prescription medication that night. Our client knew her rights, and refused to cooperate. As a result, police sought a search warrant to collect her blood, breath, and/or urine for testing. After being informed of the warrant's contents and being told that failure to comply with the search warrant would result in a felony charge, our client refused to comply. Our client then found herself charged with the felony offense of Obstructing Justice, a Class 4 felony. Normally, the State wants a felony conviction and a conviction on the DUI, which results in the loss of one's driver's license, not to mention being a convicted felon forever. We weren't going to let that happen. We got to work, formulated a strategy, and our client helped us implement that strategy. Result: Felony Dismissed entirely; all traffic tickets dismissed entirely; and Supervision on the DUI. Our client never saw the inside of a jail cell, never lost her license, and was able to return to normal without a felony conviction.

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