How Can Criminal Charges in Illinois Be Reduced or Dismissed? Charged with a crime in the state of Illinois? Attorney Andrew Russek from Combs Waterkotte discusses the possibility of charges being reduced or dismissed in Illinois.
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Interview Transcript
Scott Michael Dunn: Can criminal charges be dismissed or reduced in Illinois?
Andrew Russek: They most certainly can. I mean, part of that is up to the prosecutor to a degree, and that’s part of negotiating or working out a deal mitigation, or sometimes it’s coming to a prosecutor and saying, hey, this is our investigation, this is our legal analysis, if we go to trial we’re gonna be successful, and it’s essentially showing the prosecutor the light. Your cop got it wrong, your cop’s not being truthful here, you’re misapplying the law, things like that can also lead to dismissals, but sometimes it’s worked out as part of a deal, right? My client maybe did do the crime, but here’s everything that we’ve done since then to show you that they’re not a concern to the community, you know, let’s reduce the charges or dismiss them entirely.
