Endangering the Life of a Child – ALL CHARGES TO BE DISMISSED

Client was arrested for endangering the life of her own child. In the middle of winter, my client left her one (1) year old child in her vehicle while the child was sleeping. The vehicle was not running and was left unlocked. My client left her child in the vehicle in order to go shopping at Payless Shoes and the Dollar Store in Palatine. After 15 minutes, a Palatine police officer spotted the child alone in the vehicle and entered through the unlocked door. When my client finally came back to her vehicle, the Officer was waiting for her. My client was charged with a very serious charge of Endangering the Life of her Child. The prosecutor was outraged at my clients actions and demanded jail time. We therefore set the case for trial since the prosecutor was not negotiating with us. On the day of trial we convinced the prosecutor to give a deferred prosecution. That means if my client takes some classes, all charges will be dismissed and completely off her record. Because of our aggressive approach to a bad situation, my client went from an offer of jail to an offer of a dismissal! We accomplish what others say is impossible.