Brucar & Yetter Illinois Criminal Law Attorneys

Representative Case Results

The following are samples of cases where our skilled criminal defense attorneys at the Illinois law office of Brucar and Yetter, P.C., have helped reduce or eliminate charges against many of our clients:

A Brucar & Yetter client was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery to a child. The client was originally offered more than 20 years in prison. Our defense lawyers litigated this case for four years, through three motions to suppress and two motions to dismiss for prosecutorial misconduct. In the end, our client received only eight of a possible 30-year sentence.
A Brucar & Yetter client was charged with possession of child pornography by the Department of Homeland Security and local police. After a year of litigation, the case was thrown out when all of the evidence was suppressed by a motion. Shortly thereafter the case was expunged from the client's record so that no evidence of the arrest will ever appear.
Our client was charged with arson to a place of worship, a non-probationable felony. After six months of litigation, he received a sentence of probation and no jail on a charge of criminal damage to property.
A Brucar & Yetter client was charged with predatory criminal sexual assault. After having no success with another law firm, we were hired and immediately began challenging the prosecution case in court. We also used medical evaluations and expert witnesses to challenge the state. Finally the prosecution gave in and our client received probation on a misdemeanor.
Our client came to us after committing four DUIs in a 12-year period. His license had been revoked. After serious litigation, he received full reinstatement of privileges.
A Brucar & Yetter client was charged with multiple DUIs at the same time. We took both cases to trial separately and he received "not guilty" verdicts on both. We also convinced the state to dismiss a separate driving-while- license-suspended charge.
The family of a hospitalized man contacted us when the police arrived to question him. They were threatening to charge him with home invasion, a class X felony that has a minimum sentence of six years in prison. We became immediately involved, and within two months our client received supervision for the misdemeanor of criminal damage to property and no conviction entered on his record.
A Brucar & Yetter client was involved in fatal car accident. After several weeks of our own investigation, it became clear that the other driver had drugs and alcohol in her system. Our client kept his driver's license and accepted a fine.
A client came to us after being charged with multiple counts of attempted murder. After our investigation into the forensic evidence and the witnesses to the shooting, we presented that evidence and his charge was lessened to aggravated discharge of firearm.
An individual came to us after having been arrested for theft for the fourth time in just a few years. The client had a drug problem, but the courts had sentenced her to three prior penitentiary sentences and the state was looking for a long penitentiary sentence for this offense. We spent a lot of time working up a comprehensive sentencing strategy, and after the hearing, our client received drug treatment on felony theft charge instead of prison.
A Brucar and Yetter client was charged with burglary in two different counties at the same time. We worked extensively with both courts and prosecutors and our client's case was disposed of with nothing on his record.
A client who had trouble with another attorney came to us with a charge of public indecency. Within two months, we had the case thrown out by winning a motion to suppress the evidence against him.
A Brucar and Yetter client charged with telephone harassment had his charges dismissed after we successfully had the state barred from presenting evidence because of irregularities with their case.
Our client recently had his DUI arrest dismissed after the court suppressed most of the evidence against him because of police mistakes in his arrest.
A client recently had his charge of possession of Ketamine ("special K") with intent to deliver thrown out after our litigation forced the evidence against him to be suppressed.
A Brucar and Yetter client was found not guilty of retail theft charges against her, even though she was identified by multiple state witnesses who said she intentionally took items from the store. We were able to convince the judge it was an innocent mistake. The state offered her a deal, but she wanted to prove she didn't mean to steal and we worked hard to help her prove that.
Our client was found not guilty of solicitation of prostitution at a bench trial because the state could not prove that it wasn't a misunderstanding.
The court found that no probable cause existed to arrest our client in a possession of cocaine case after we cross examined the officer at a motion to suppress.
A young client of ours was recently charged with burglary to a motor vehicle. We pressed the state and got nowhere, but we were able to convince the judge that our client did not deserve to have his life ruined over what was a small thing. He received one month of court supervision on a misdemeanor theft charge that left him with no criminal record.
A man came to us after being charged with predatory criminal sexual assault to his step daughter during a nasty divorce from his wife. First, we secured his release from jail. Then, after extensive negotiations calling into question the mother's story and using expert witness reports, the case was reduced to a misdemeanor and the client received probation without even having to register as a sex offender.
A young man came to us after having been accused of theft from his employer. The case had been referred to the state's attorney for further investigation. We got involved at this phase, and due to our early intervention, no charges were filed against our client.
A man came to us after having had another lawyer work on his case for two years. He was charged with stealing from his employer over the course of six months. Our investigation uncovered a co-worker who had a history of theft, and after a three day trial, our client was found not guilty of embezzlement.
A juvenile with four separate felonies committed over the course of 18 months received probation and public service after a long sentencing hearing during which the state sought to send him to prison.

To learn more about how we can help you, contact the Chicago metro area criminal defense attorneys at the law office of Brucar and Yetter, P.C. to schedule a free consultation to discuss your case.