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Additional Criminal Defense Results
IL v. LW (Cook County) - client was charged with attempt murder, kidnapping,
aggravated battery and unlawful restraint. The client allegedly kidnapped a woman and was
witnessed by a police officer choking her after the client barricaded the apartment door and
threatened that he had a gun and that everyone was going to die.
The client was also charged with residential burglary for allegedly breaking into this
same woman?s home and stealing some of her belongings on a separate occasion.
The prosecutor offered 8 years in prison to dispose of both cases.
Mr. O'Meara, along with his co-counsel, rejected the offer and went to trial.
Result: After intensive cross examination the Chicago police officer,
the victim and another eyewitness, Mr. O'Meara, along with his co-counsel,
forced the prosecution to drop all charges except the unlawful restraint charge.
The client was sentenced to only 1 year in the department of corrections.
Further, the residential burglary charge was completely dismissed by the prosecution.
IL v. BM (Cook County) - client was charged with possession of a controlled substance with
intent to deliver over 100 grams of cocaine. He was also charged with gun-related matters.
A search of the client's home recovered a substantial amount of cocaine as well as numerous drugs.
On the drug charge alone, the client was facing a minimum of 9 years in prison with a mandatory 75%
of the time that would need to be served.
Result: Charged reduced to possession with intent to sell less than 99 grams of cocaine.
8 year sentence with 50% of time instead of 75% of time.
All other charges, including the gun related charges, were dropped.
IL v. MO (Cook County) - client was charged with Aggravated DUI for driving while his license was
suspended for a previous DUI. The client had also been on supervision for the previous
DUI when he was arrested for this new charge. He was also on supervision for a drug charge.
As a result, a petition to revoke the clients supervisions on the prior drug charge and on the prior DUI charge was filed.
Result: Mr. O'Meara, through legal arguments, was able to get the felony DUI charge
reduced to a misdemeanor.
Even though the charge was reduced, Mr. O'Meara still demanded a trial despite a state trooper and
his sergeant?s opinion that his client was driving under the influence of alcohol.
The client admitted to drinking at a bar just before being pulled over and he also failed all
the field sobriety tests. Just before the jury trial,
the prosecution offered to reduce the charge even further to a reckless driving.
Mr. O'Meara rejected that offer as well and continued to demand a jury trial.
Result: after a 2 day jury trial, the jury returned a NOT GUILTY verdict on all counts.
The petitions to violate the client's supervision on both the drug charge and on the first
DUI charge were withdrawn and the client was free to move on with his life.
IL v. CB (DuPage County) - client was charged with felony possession of explosives and felony criminal
damage to state supported property. Result:
Mr. O'Meara negotiated a plea to a simple misdemeanor criminal damage to property.
The felony possession of explosives charge was dismissed.
IL v. AR (Cook County) - client was a seventeen year old charged with felony possession of ecstasy.
The Police recovered the alleged ecstacy from his pockets. Result:: case dismissed.
IL v. M.B. (Kendall County) - client was facing a 60 day jail sentence for violation of probation on
drug possession. Before hiring Mr. O?Meara, the prosecutor told the client that he would have to serve 60 days
in jail. When Mr. O'Meara was hired, he had a conference with the judge and the prosecutor.
Result:: The judge agreed with Mr. O'Meara?s argument which resulted in only a $200 fine with no jail time.
IL v. A.A. (Cook County) - client was charged with telephone harassment after allegedly leaving numerous
obscene and threatening voicemails on the alleged victim?s answering machine.
Result:: Mr. O'Meara demanded a trial for his client and the case was dismissed.
IL v. M.B. (Cook County) - client was charged with felony criminal damage to
property after she allegedly damaged government property.
Result:: case dismissed
IL v. L.M. (Cook County) - client was charged with battery. Result:: case dismissed.
IL v. R.M. (Cook County) - client was charged with theft from a national book store chain. Result:: Case dismissed.
IL v. J.R. (Cook County) - client an airline stewardess, was charged with assault to a police officer.
She was facing the possibility of losing her job as a result of the charges.
Result:: an agreement was reached with the prosecutor to dismiss all charges.
IL v. G.G. (Cook County) - client was charged with Criminal Damage to Property. Result:: Case Dismissed.
IL v. I.M. (Cook County) - client was charged with Possession of Cannabis. Result:: Case Dismissed.
IL v. J.C. (Cook County) - client was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Client was from out of state and had a warrant out for her arrest for failing to appear when she was first charged.
Result:: Mr. O'Meara was able to quash and recall the warrant. Further, he eventually was able to have the charge dismissed.
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