CASE RESULTS

A woman in Will County, IL found herself in serious legal trouble, resulting from an intense argument with her ex-husband, where she allegedly threw hot tea on him, causing visible burns to his skin. Officers were called to the disturbance and after seeing the man’s injuries charged her with domestic violence. However, her problems became compounded when the police attempted to take her into custody. The woman purportedly refused to be handcuffed and as a result, she was also charged with resisting arrest. According to Illinois law, you cannot receive court supervision for either charge. If found guilty, the result could only be a conviction. The woman knew that a conviction for either charge would adversely affect her life with the possibility of time in jail, a criminal conviction on her record, and most important to her was that she’d be unable to get court supervision. Faced with such grim consequences, the woman knew that she needed a skilled lawyer and contacted O’Meara Law LLC.

Once retained, attorney Michael O’Meara began negotiating with the prosecutor’s office to find any possible alternatives for his client. Ultimately, attorney O’Meara was able to convince the prosecutor to modify the domestic violence charge to a lesser offense that allowed for court supervision. In addition, O’Meara was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the resisting arrest charge. In the end, his client would not see any of her fears realized. She will eventually become eligible to have both charges expunged so she could easily move past this incident.

The outcome of an individual case depends on a variety of factors unique to that case. Case results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any similar or future case.