RECENT CASES
On past cases Mr. Borrelli has been able to secure dismissals of the charges against his clients by convincing a prosecuting attorney to dismiss the charges or through fighting the case in front of the judge or jury. In many instances, it is also helpful to begin working on a case prior to the filing of charges. Where the State may not have a strong case or where an experienced criminal defense lawyer is able to convince the prosecutor of the client's guilt it is often possible to prevent the filing of charges by presenting the client's side of the story and any exonerating factors.
Below are a few examples of successful cases :
**Please note: Past successes are no guarantee to the outcome of any future case! Mr. Borrelli cannot and would never attempt to guarantee the result of any client's case. The only guarantee he gives is that he will fight for your interests and do everything he can to resolve your case in the best manner possible.**
Aggravated Assault Dangerous/Kidnapping Dangerous
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 5 counts of Aggravated Assault as class 3 dangerous offenses and 5 counts of Kidnapping asclass 2 dangerous offenses. She was facing a minimum sentence of 7 years in prison up to a maximum of 75 years, with no possibility of probation even though she had no prior convictions. After a three week long trial the jury acquitted her of all charges.
Armed Robbery/Burglary in the First Degree Dangerous
Mr. Borrelli represented a client charged with 2 counts of Armed Robbery as a class 2 dangerous offense and 1 count of Burglary in the First Degree as a dangerous offense. He was facing a minimum of 9.25 years in prison up to a maximum of 46.5 years in prison. During a lengthy trial Mr. Borrelli presented the affirmative defense of Duress, arguing to the jury that his client had been forced to participate in the crimes. As a result, the Jury acquitted his client of all charges.
DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Misdemeanor DUI. Mr. Borrelli was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the charges.
Extreme DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with Extreme DUI, with a blood alcohol level above .190. Mr. Borrelli was able to determine mistakes made by the arresting officer and moved the Court to suppress all of the evidence. The State dismissed all charges before the hearing and trial began.
Aggravated Assault Dangerous/Misconduct Involving Weapons
Mr. Borrelli's client was charges with 2 counts of Aggravated Assault as class 3 dangerous offenses and 1 count of Misconduct Involving Weapons as a class 4 felony. He was facing a minimum of 7.5 years in prison up to a maximum of 65 years in prison. After a lengthy trial, the jury acquitted him of all charges.
Trafficking in the Identity of Another
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 5 counts of Trafficking in the Identity of Another as class 2 felonies. He was facing a minimum of 14 years in prison and a maximum of 140 years in prison for selling stolen check to undercover detectives. At trial, Mr. Borrelli presented the affirmative defense of Entrapment arguing that the Detectives put the idea to commit these crimes into his client's head and induced him to commit the crimes, and was able to argue that his client was not predisposed to commit such crimes. As a result, the jury hung which led to a probation plea (down from a plea offer of 7 years in prison before trial).
Attempted child prostitution/Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Mr. Borrelli represented a client charged with Attempted Child Prostitution and Sexual Conduct with a minor as Dangerous Crimes against Children. After pushing the case to trial, all charges were dismissed prior to the start of Trial.
Armed Robbery/Aggravated Assault Dangerous
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Armed Robbery as class 2 dangerous offenses and 1 count of Aggravated Assault as a class 3 dangerous offense. He was facing a minimum sentence of 9.25 years in prison and a maximum of 62.75 years in prison. After more than 3 weeks of trial, the jury acquitted of 2 of the 3 charges and hung as to the remaining charge, which was later dismissed before retrial as part of a plea in another case.
DUI
Mr. Borrelli represented a client charged with 2 counts of Misdemeanor DUI. Mr. Borrelli was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss the charges.
Theft of Means of Transportation
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with Theft of Means of Transportation a class 3 felony. He was facing anywhere from up to 3 years probation to a maximum of 8.75 years in prison. After trying the case to a jury, the jury acquitted Mr. Borrelli's client of the charges.
Armed Robbery/Aggravated Assault Dangerous
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 1 count of Armed Robbery as a class 2 dangerous offense and 1 count of Aggravated Assault as a class 3 dangerous offense. After preparing the matter to fight at trial, Mr. Borrelli was able to secure a dismissal of all counts on the morning of trial before beginning jury selection.
Drive by Shooting / Drug Charges
Recently, Mr. Borrelli represented a client charged in two cases. In the first case, the man was charged with Drive by Shooting, a class 2 dangerous felony, multiple counts of Aggravated Assault, a class 3 dangerous felony, and various lesser related charges. For this case he was facing a mandatory 7 to 21 years in prison. In the second case, the man was charged with Possession of Dangerous Drugs, a class 4 felony and Possession of Marijuana, a class 6 felony. Mr. Borrelli worked on these matters for four months, collecting discovery, interviewing officer's and witnesses, and otherwise investigating the allegations - preparing for trial. In the end, Mr. Borrelli was able to present enough evidence supporting his client's self defense claim that the prosecutor dismissed all charges prior to the start of trial. Mr. Borrelli was further able to secure a dismissal in the drug case due to problems with the State's evidence.
DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Misdemeanor DUI. Mr. Borrelli was able to negotiate the case to a plea of reckless driving, preventing his client from being convicted of any DUI related charges.
Aggraveted DUI
Mr. Borrelli represented a client charged with 2 counts of Aggravated DUI as a class 4 Felony. He was facing a minimum of 4 months in prison with up to 10 years of probation up to a maximim of 3.75 years in prison. Mr. Borrelli was able to find weaknesses in the State's case and negotiated the case down to a plea to a misdemeanor DUI, saving his client from a lengthy prison sentence, years of probation and the additional fees and fines of a felony DUI.
Second Degree Murder
In a two week trial, Mr. Borrelli and another attorney represented a man accused of second degree murder. Thier client lived in a home with his mother and aunt. The night of the incident, his aunt was stabbed multiple times and killed in her bedroom. When the police arrived on the scene, he and his mother were both sitting on the couch covered in blood and the front door was wide open. The police assumed thier client had done it. The police also claimed that he made some incriminating statements that he would burn in hell for this, etc. However, the police did a poor job in evidence collection, preservation and testing. They did very little DNA or fingerprint testing, even though the knife was found in the kitchen sink and there was blood covering almost everthing in the bedroom. The Defense showed that the police should have done a much more thorough job and should have produced more evidence. They were unable to produce any physical evidence showing that the client was more likely the one who did it than his mother or a third party who may have left through the open door. After a day and a half of deliberation, the jury found the defendant not guilty. At the time he was released he had been held for two years awaiting trial. He stepped outside for the first time since he was arrested the morning after the verdict came back.
Aggravated DUI
Mr. Borrelli represented a man accused of an Aggravated DUI, facing ten to twelve years in prison. He was stopped by an officer for driving with his high beams on. The officer’s report said that the officer was sitting in the entrance to a convenience store off of the road Mr. Borrelli's client was driving on. With no other cars on the road this was not a valid reason for the stop. On the stand, the officer testified there were other cars and my client was speeding. This was not in his report. Mr. Borrelli was able to show that the officer was not telling the truth. As a result, the judge suppressed the evidence and the case was dismissed.
Child Molestation/Sexual Conduct with a Minor
Mr. Borrelli represented a client who was being investigated by the police department for sexual molestation/conduct with his daughter, after his recently remarried ex-wife made numerous allegations to the police. Mr. Borrelli was able to collect evidence that the allegations were not true and that his client's ex-wife had motive to lie. After presenting this evidence to the police and prosecutor's office, Mr. Borrelli's client was never charged with this crimes.
Extreme DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Extreme DUI. He was able to secure a plea to a standard first time misdemeanor DUI, saving his client the additional jail and fines of the extreme.
Aggravated Assault
Mr. Borrelli represented a client who was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer. The apartment next to his was raided by the DEA. Officers wearing full body armor with assault weapons rushed into the place, past the client's front door. He opened the door to find out what was happening. A DEA agent then pointed his gun at the client and struck him knocking him 10 feet across his living room. After the raid, he attempted to file a complaint with a supervising officer. In doing so he demonstrated what had been done to him by lightly pushing the officer in the chest. The client was then arrested for Agg. Assault. After conducting discovery and interviews with the officers, Mr. Borrelli was able to convince the prosecuting attorney that he did not have a strong case. The prosecutor then offered a misdemeanor plea. Talking to his client, Mr. Borrelli and the client decided to continue with trial. This forced the prosecutor to dismiss the case the day before trial.
DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Misdemeanor DUI. Mr. Borrelli was able to negotiate the case to a plea of reckless driving, preventing his client from being convicted of any DUI related charges.
Theft of Means of Transportation / Trafficking
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with Theft of Means of Transportation and Trafficking, both Class 3 felonies. He was alleged to have been a part of a stolen car ring. An informant for the police gave the client's name and he looked similar to the person who actually was guilty. This complicated the case because the only video evidence was too blurry to tell the two men apart. Mr. Borrelli was able to uncover enough evidence to convince the prosecuting attorney that they might have the wrong person. Subsequently, the prosecutor and Mr. Borrelli were able to work together to clear his client of the charges and determine who actually committed the crime.
Aggravated Domestic Violence
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with Aggravated Domestic Violence, a class 5 felony. He was alleged to have assaulted his wife after she had obtained an order of protection against him. In preparing this case, Mr. Borrelli discovered that the wife had obtained the order of protection after a simple argument and no prior history of violence occurred. It was also uncovered that Mr. Borrelli's client grabbed his wife to protect her not harm her (she was attempting to drive while she was in an unsafe condition) and she began beating on him. Additionally, Mr. Borrelli was able to interview the one witness to the incident at the scene of the alleged crime and go through the events with her. He was able to show that she was not credible as she could not have seen what she believed she saw that day. This case was dismissed by the prosecutor the day before trial was to begin.
Extreme DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Extreme DUI. He was able to secure a plea to a standard first time misdemeanor DUI, saving his client the additional jail and fines of the extreme.
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DUI
Mr. Borrelli's client was charged with 2 counts of Misdemeanor DUI. Mr. Borrelli was able to negotiate the case to a plea of reckless driving, preventing his client from being convicted of any DUI related charges.