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Mob Action

MOB ACTION

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CHICAGO, IL MOB ACTION DEFENSE

The relevant law can be found at 720 ILCS 5/25-1

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=072000050K25-1


Definitions and Penalties:

You commit mob action when you perform any of the following actions:

  • You knowingly or recklessly use force or violence by disturbing the public peace as a member of a group of two or more people combining their action without legal authority. This qualifies as a Class 4 felony with a sentence of one to three years of incarceration sentence (three to six years for an extended sentence), or otherwise two years of probation and a possible fine of up to $25,000.
  • You are knowingly part of a group of two or more people meaning to commit or help commit a felony or misdemeanor. This specific offense qualifies as a Class C misdemeanor with penalties of up to thirty days in jail, or else two years of probation, and a possible fine of $1,500.
  • You are knowingly part of a group of two or more people without authority of law, for meaning to do harm to the person or property of someone who has allegedly broken the law, or to use correctional or regulative power over any person by violence. This qualifies as a Class C misdemeanor with penalties to thirty days in jail, or two years of probation, and a possible fine of $1,500.

How we can defend you against a mob action charge

  • We can show you were not there or at least not there as part of the supposed mob or that it was a case of mistaken identity. 
  • We might claim you believed you were helping someone with legal authority or acting with legal authority. 
  • We can file “motions to suppress” relevant evidence that you were there if that was improperly obtained against your rights or someone else’s or if it is questionable, thereby rendering it inadmissible and thereby clearing you or by minimizing the prosecution’s case so they concede or negotiate. 
  • If such evidence is ruled admissible by the judge, we can argue at trial that the evidence or testimony is incorrect or made up against you and therefore should give the jurors a reasonable doubt.


Prosecutors do not like to waste taxpayer's money on expensive public trials; we can possibly wrap things up in pretrial phase or if not, start negotiating from there for lesser charges and sentences for you. This is where having an experienced attorney to represent you and negotiate and speak for you can save years of your life and tens of thousands of fines and/or foregone income. It is worth it, and you deserve a good defense.


Other lawyers so often talk of how they will “aggressively fight for you.” They are doing nothing more than basically quoting from the American Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct about the principle of a “lawyer's obligation zealously to protect and pursue a client's legitimate interests, within the bounds of the law.” When you hire Phillip Haddad as your criminal defense attorney in Chicago or elsewhere in its suburban area, he will not only do his professional duty to zealously represent you but will get you the justice you deserve. His extensive experience in criminal defense will help you avoid conviction or else minimize the penalties. Call criminal defense attorney Phillip Haddad at 708-833-3505 as soon as possible if you are in legal trouble.

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