Month: February 2016

Illinois couple face drug charges

On Behalf of The Law Office of Jessica Koester, LLC | Feb 25, 2016 | Drug Charges

A 23-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man Illinois were taken into custody in Illinois on Feb. 19 on drug-related charges following a five-month investigation. According to police, who say they got a search warrant after seeing drug-related items in their home, they...

Record number of inmates found innocent in 2015

On Behalf of The Law Office of Jessica Koester, LLC | Feb 12, 2016 | Criminal Defense

According to a report from the National Registry of Exonerations, there were 149 people released from incarceration in 2015 after spending 15 years in prison on average for crimes that they did not do. This is a record number of exonerations, and many people in...