Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Akram Alshoweat of Oak Lawn and Mohammed Shaban of Hickory Hills each pleaded guilty to one count of felony hate crime Tuesday and were sentenced to 24 months of probation. Other charges were dismissed.
A hate crime and robbery case against two southwestern suburban men that began more than two years ago ended Tuesday, as the pair pleaded guilty to one felony count each of a hate crime. Akram Alshoweat, 24, of Oak Lawn and Mohammed Shaban, 37, of Hickory Hills were each sentenced to 24 months probation by Cook County Judge Colleen Ann Hyland in her Bridgeview courtroom. The two men were charged in connection to a June 28, 2010 incident where police say they attacked a woman they believed to be a lesbian outside a Hickory Hills restaurant. They shouted slurs at the woman in Arabic, and then punched and kicked her as she tried to leave, prosecutors said. However, the men's attorneys contended that the tussle was self-defense against the …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Defense attorneys for two men accused of assaulting a women haven't said what the evidence is they've brought against prosecution's key witness.
Two men facing trial on hate crime and robbery charges will have to wait until next month to find out if a Cook County judge will allow a jury to hear evidence against the prosecution's key witness. Akram Alshoweat, 24, of Oak Lawn and Mohammed Shaban, 37, of Hickory Hills are accused of attacking and robbing a woman they believed to be a lesbian on June 28, 2010, outside a restaurant, police said. Attorneys said the two men have pleaded not guilty and claim they acted in self-defense. They rejected a plea deal in March. Gregg Smith, Shaban's attorney, told Patch on Friday, Aug. 31 that the defense has filed a motion to submit information and evidence to Judge Colleen Ann Hyland against the key witness, John Mitsis. "I don't want to go …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
A Cook County judge granted more time for attorneys representing Mohammad Shaban of Hickory Hills and Akram Alshoweat of Oak Lawn to review charges leveled against a key witness in the prosecution's cases against them.
Attorneys for two men awaiting trial on hate crime and robbery charges asked a Cook County judge Tuesday for more time to gather information about a battery case against a key witness for the prosecution. Akram Alshoweat, 24, of Oak Lawn and Mohammed Shaban, 37, of Hickory Hills are accused of attacking and robbing a woman they believed to be a lesbian on June 28, 2010, outside a restaurant, police said. Attorneys said the two men have pleaded not guilty and claim they acted in self-defense. They rejected a plea deal in March. Patch is on Facebook, too. Like Oak Lawn and Palos. During Tuesday's hearing, attorneys Gregg Smith and Michael Monaco were set to file motions in Judge Colleen Ann Hyland's Bridgeview courtroom regarding felony …
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Attorneys defending Mohammad Shaban, of Hickory Hills, and Akram Alshoweat, of Oak Lawn against hate crime and robbery charges want time to review felony battery of a police officer charges against the prosecution's key witness.
The trial of Mohammed Shaban, of Hickory Hills, and Akram Alshoweat, of Oak Lawn, on hate crime and robbery charges was postponed Tuesday, July 24, the day the trial was set to begin. Hickory Hills police said Shaban of Hickory Hills and Alshoweat of Oak Lawn, battered and robbed a woman they believed to be a lesbian on June 28, 2010, outside a restaurant. Michael Monaco, attorney for Alshoweat and Gregg Smith, Shaban's attorney, were granted a continuance by Judge Colleen Ann Hyland to give them time to review a felony aggravated battery of a police officer charge against the prosecution's key witness. That case is also before Hyland, the attorneys pointed out and there is a separate battery case before another judge. John Mitsis was not…
Thursday, September 1, 2011
The next court hearing is scheduled for Oct. 6 for two men accused last summer of hate crime and robbery in Hickory Hills.
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Attorneys for two men accused last summer of a hate crime and robbery have until Oct. 6 to settle the charges with prosecutors or begin trial. Hickory Hills police say Mohammad Shaban, of Hickory Hills, and Akram Alshoweat, of Oak Lawn, battered and robbed a woman they believed to be a lesbian on June 28, 2010, outside a restaurant. Last summer, a source close to the investigation said the woman lived in Palos Hills. In court on Thursday, a prosecutor told Cook County Judge Colleen Ann Hyland that the state was still waiting for the woman to tender copies of her medical bills incurred by the alleged attack. All other evidence, including DNA samples and a copy of the 911 call, has been exchanged between parties. Shaban has repeatedly …
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6:17 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012
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