OCTOBER 2011, KANKAKEE COUNTY

NOT GUILTY

Client was arrested in Kankakee County during a sting operation. Video purported to show the client engaging in a hand-to-hand transaction with a confidential informant, who was working with police in exchange for leniency on his own pending charges. Mr. Hiatt attacked the credibility of the informant and the poor equipment used by police to record the alleged transaction. The client faced up to 60 years in prison, but the jury returned a not guilty verdict.