Man charged with 12 criminal offense. Lawyer gets all 12 charges dismissed. Case(s) closed.
This young man's case is one of the exceptional success stories highlighting Rolling Meadows criminal attorney Lewis Gainor's career. This client had been arrested and charged with no less than 12 offenses. Lewis Gainor defended the young man, and showed how to get Illinois criminal charges dismissed for speedy trial.
It began with a telephone call from the client's mother. The young man was incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections (prison). He was serving a sentence for an offense from Cook County, but still had charges pending against him from the Lake County State's Attorney. From prison, he was unable to defend himself against those charges.
The man's mother asked Lewis Gainor is there was anything that could be done. With the Lake County charges pending, the man would be released from prison only to serve another sentence. He would get out of custody only to go straight back. Lewis Gainor promised her that he would do whatever was necessary to help the man.
Lewis Gainor researched the issue and filed a motion to dismiss the charges under Illinois statute 725 ILCS 5/114-1 because the prosecution had violated his rights.
He litigated the numerous cases over several months. Beginning February 15, 2006, and lasting until the end of 2006, Lewis Gainor was able to have every charge dismissed without a trial. On the man's last court date, December 7, 2006, Rolling Meadows criminal lawyer Lewis Gainor walked the man out of court and shook his hand. His client never spent one day in jail.
