PEOPLE VS. T.H.

- The same/similar facts as the above, but cocaine was located the person of the Defendant and she admitted to ingesting cocaine one hour before being stopped. The Defendant was completely acquitted, based upon the same principles stated above.

Alternatives to Criminal Prosecution for Criminal Charges in Certain Circumstances

Salvatore C. Miglore has had hundreds of successful dispositions of many types of criminal cases, where the alleged criminal conduct had a causal connection to a mental disease, drug or alcohol problem. These types of dispositions allow for professional inpatient or outpatient treatment instead of criminal penalties; and, upon a successful completion, the case is completely dismissed, where it can be expunged; or, the conviction or deferred disposition is vacated and the case dismissed, which also can be expunged. This type of disposition can be by a statutorily designed program, such as “TASC” probation; and/or, programs offered by certain County State’s Attorney’s, such as “MICAP” and Drug Court in DuPage County; the Second Chance Program, Mental Health Program and Drug Court Program in Kane County.

The programs were made available to Salvatore C. Miglore’s clients for retail theft, felony theft, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance, possession of cannabis, possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, possession of ecstasy, a lookalike substance, heroin, and resisting a peace officer, battery, amongst various other charges. Also, these programs are not available for “forcible felonies”, such as residential burglary, DUI’s, or crimes of violence, or people with certain types of criminal backgrounds, or people whom have had the benefits of these programs before and failed.

Salvatore C. Miglore has had hundreds of successful dispositions of this nature, where criminal liability is almost certain and provable at trial; and, the client was in need of professional assistance/treatment, in order to return to a useful citizenship. In any event, the ultimate decision is left to the client, upon a cause of this nature to either vigorously defend the case or to pursue an alternative to criminal prosecution, by seeking treatment, in order to restore the client to useful citizenship.

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