Possession of Crack Cocaine – FINDING OF NO PROBABLE CAUSE AT PRELIMINARY HEARING

The Chicago Police Department observed my client looking suspicious in a high drug area in Chicago. When The police office approached to conduct a “field interview, ” my client dropped a back of crack cocaine to the ground which landed near his feet. The officer bent down and picked it up. The case was set for preliminary hearing which I appeared for. I cross-examined the officer regarding my client doing nothing unusual when he first observed him. I then questioned him regarding the time of day which was 2:00AM. He admitted that there was no natural or artificial light at that time. After my questioning of the officer, the judge found no probable cause and all charges were dismissed!