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The Law Offices of Garry A. Payton is a full service legal office with a concentration in
the areas of Federal and State Criminal Defense/DUI Defense. The Law Offices of Garry A.Payton represents client throughout
the State of Illinois and in all Federal Courts nationwide. Attorney Garry A. Payton is an experienced Criminal Law and DUI
defense attorney with over 20 years of experience including over five years as a prosecutor in the Cook County States Attorneys
Office. Attorney Garry A. Payton represents clients in numerous Illinois Counties including, Cook, Lake, Du Page, Kane, Mc
Henry, Will, Winnebago, Macon, Henry, Jackson, Williamson and all other Illinois Counties. Attorney Garry A. Payton represents
clients anywhere in the state of Illinois and in Federal Court anywhere in the United States and its territories.
If you are charged with a serious or even minor criminal matter, call an experienced attorney who works delingently to get
results. Attorney Garry A. Payton has successfully represented numberous clients and won many, many trials and motions on
behalf of those clients.
Previous Criminal Cases
Over the last several years Attorney
Garry Payton has tried and won numerous Felony, Misdemeanor and DUI cases and motions in those cases. The cases are too numerous
to list here, but you will find some representative cases below.
Attempted First Degree Murder
Attorney Garry A. Payton represented a client in a week long jury trial whereby the jury found the client not
guilty of attempted first degree murder and the client was released.
Attempted First Degree Murder
Client charged with attempted first degree murder, aggravated carjacking, possession of controlled substance. Attorney
Payton was able to get most of the charges dismissed and client was sentenced to "boot camp".
Aggravated
Discharge of Firearm
Client charged with drive by shooting and offered 8 years Illlinois Department of Corrections.
Attorney Payton was successful in gettting client work release and probation.
Serious Drug Cases
Client in federal drug case facing 10 years to life. Attorney Garry A. Payton was able to get his client's
sentence lowered below all similiarly situated co-defendants. Attorney Payton successfully convinced the prosecutor and judge
that the client deserved a second chance and could be a contributing member of society if he was not forced to serve all or
most of his life in prison.
Client charged with a felony drug offense whereby he could serve 9 to 40 years
in prison. Attorney Garry A. Payton was able to convince the prosecutor to dismiss all charges and return client's Mercedes
which was confiscated by police at the scene of the arrest. Police had originally attempted to keep Client's vehicle pursuant
to the Illinois Forfeiture laws.
Client charged with Delivery of Controlled Substance, faced 6 years in
prison without the possibility of probation. Attorney Garry A. Payton was able to get the charges reduced and the client served
4 months in prison and was released on work release.
Delivery of Controlled Substance
Client
charged with Delivery of Controlled Substance and facing up to 30 years in prison. Attorney Payton successfully had all charges
against the client dismissed on the day of trial. Client was released.
Possession of Controlled Substance
Attorney has successfully represented numerous clients charged with drug possession charges. Attorney Payton has
been successful in helping clients avoid felony convictions that follow individuals in employment and other areas of life.
Client charged with possession of 13 grams of cocaine. Client after a negotiated plea agreement avoided
a felony conviction by agreeing to a a special probation that would allow the client to avoid the felony conviction.
Possession of Cannabis
Charges against client dismissed after attorney Garry A. Payton successfully
argued a motion to suppress arrest due to unlawful stop and detention by police in violation of client's constitutional
rights.
After being stopped for speeding and issued a traffic citation, client consented
to a search of the motor vehicle she was driving. The police charged her with possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia
after finding cannabis and paraphernalia in the vehicle. Attorney Payton successfully argued a motion that suppressed the
evidence and all criminal charges were dismissed.
Criminal Sexual Assault
Client was
found not guilty of all charges after a jury trial. The prosecution had previously offered client 4 years in prison if he
pled guilty.
Unlawful Solicitation of Minor-Internet
Client charged with solicitation
of minor after an undercover police officer on the internet posed as a underage female Attorney Payton was able to keep the
client out of prison and the client was able to continue employment while he completed his probation and counseling.
Criminal Sexaul Assault
Client charged with having sex with an underage female facing 4 to 7 years
in prison. Charges were reduced to a misdemeanor and client was placed on probation.
Client charged with
Felony Unlawful Use of Weapon and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. Client pled to the UUW and received no imprisonment.
All other Felony Charges including the more serious Aggravated Sexual Assault were dismissed.
Driving
Under The Influence
Attorney Payton's client charged with Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol was found
not guilty in a jury trial. Client found guilty of speeding only.
Two weeks later, Attorney Payton was successfully
secured a not guilty verdict in a DUI trial in another county.
Client charged
with DUI (cannabis) and scheduled for trial. Attorney Payton convinced the prosecutor to dismiss DUI charges on the day of
trial based on the lack of credible evidence.
Client charged with DUI after blowing over .08 on the breath
test. Attorney Payton successfully argued in a Petition to Rescind Clients Statutory Suspension and a Motion To Suppress that
the police did not have probable cause for the stop and arrest. All charges were dismissed against the client and his driving
privileges were reinstated.
Client charged with DUI exercised his constitutional right to a jury trial.
Field Sobriety tests recorded on video tape were shown to the jury. Two police officers with over 1000 DUI arrests testified
that client was under the influence of alcohol. Attorney Payton's cross examination of the police officers revealed numerous
inconsistences in their case and exposed the inherent unfairness of the field sobriety tests. The jury found the client not
guilty.
Client charged with DUI was found not guilty by a judge when Attorney Payton's cross examination
of a police officer revealed that the officers certificate to operate the breath machine expired 40 minutes prior to client
taking the breath test.
Attorney Payton has successfully argued numerous trials, motions and Recission Petitions,
too many to list here. Clients have reinstated their driving privileges and in some cases had all charges dismissed.
Dui charges dismissed against client on day of trial. Client pled to minor traffic ticket. Client received driving
permit to drive to work.
Traffic Offenses
Client charged with Driving While License Suspended/Revoked
found not guilty by a jury.
Armed Robbery/ 2 Felony Drug Charges/ Probation Violations
Client charged with Armed Robbery, 2 Felony Drug Offenses and a Probation violation. Client was offered 8 years in prison
when she was represented by a previous attorney and would have had to serve 85% of the sentence behind bars. Attorney Payton
handled the cases systematically and was able to get the Armed Robbery and One of Felony Drug Cases and the Probation Violation
dismissed through various motions and negotiations and client was sentenced to two years with credit for 70 days served and
all applicable good time credit.
Armed Robbery
Client while on probation was charged
with Armed Robbery. Attorney Payton was able to convince the prosecutor and the judge that the client deserved another chance.
The charges were reduced to Theft and client was sentenced to Impact Incarceration or BOOT CAMP. Co-Defendant not represented
by Attorney Payton was sentenced to 8 years in prison.
Arson
Client charged with Arson
and Burglary. Attorney Payton negotiated a reduction from these felonies to a single misdemeanor count of criminal damage
to property. Client received probation with no jail time.
Aggravated Domestic Battery
Client
initially charged with a class 2 felony aggravated battery for allegedly running over his ex-wife with his car. Attorney Payton
got all charges dismissed.
Domestic Battery
Client found not guilty in jury trial.
Battery
Client found not guilty in jury trial, two days after Attorney Garry Payton procured
a not guilty verdict in the Domestic Battery Case above.
Aggravated Battery of police officer
Client found not guilty after jury trial and was released.
Juvenile Offenses
Attorney
Garry A. Payton has represented juveniles in juvenile adjudications where minors are accused of serious matters that could
result in their detention in juvenile institutions.
Juvenile charged with Aggravated Battery with a firearm.
Attorney Garry A. Payton appeared on behalf of the juvenile ready for trial. When the prosecutor realized the defense would
produce credible alibi witnesses and attorney Garry A. Payton would be able to discredit their witnesses, all charges against
the defendant were dismissed and the juvenile was released.
Juvenile accused
of hitting a person with a iron pipe at school. Attorney Garry A. Payton convinced the judge to give the minor another chance.
The judge placed the juvenile on juvenile probation with counseling.
Juvenile charged with serious theft
was adjudicated not deliquent on a directed finding by the court.
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