Domestic Battery – NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES AFTER TRIAL

My client was charged with domestic battery of a 12 year old child. The allegations against my client was that he grabbed the victim between the legs and fondled her. He then threw the child on the bed and bit her on her buttocks. My client was currently on parole for Murder. The parole board violated him and therefore is was urgent that I beat this case. The day of trial the State of Illinois attempted to introduce hearsay statements of the victim that she made to her mother, police officers and hospital staff. The prosecutor filed a “115-10” motion in order to introduce such hearsay. I fought the “115-10” motion vigorously by showing that her statements were taken in an unreliable fashion and therefore could not meet the requirements of the “115-10” motion. The judge agreed and denied the prosecutor’s request to admit hearsay statements of the child. The case then proceeded to trial. Numerous witnesses testified including the victim/child. During cross-examination, I showed the judge how her statements were completely different that she told the police officers and her own mother. I then cross-examined her mother and showed that even her mother gave conflicting statements to the Chicago Police Department. Witness after witness were shown by me to be unreliable. In my closing, I reminded the judge of every single inconsistent statement made by each testifying witness. I argued that the State of Illinois did not prove my client guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The judge agreed. My client was found NOT GUILTY OF ALL CHARGES.