To win a DUI trial in Illinois you have to understand the basics of trial law. Specifically, who has the burden of proof. You are innocent of the DUI charge at all times until a Judge says otherwise. This means the State has the burden (requirement) to prove to the court that you are guilty.…
What is Discovery? Discovery is the evidence in a DUI or criminal case. It includes materials such as police reports, pictures of physical evidence, and sometimes video. How do you get Discovery? The prosecutor (state’s attorney) gives Discovery to your defense attorney. However, there is an Illinois Supreme Court rule that specifically states that attorneys…
An alcohol breathalyzer has been around for many years, and the result are generally considered accurate. But there has been no breathalyzer for marijuana. However, a marijuana breathalyzer has recently been developed. California drivers will be the first to be tested with marijuana breathalyzers. Drivers who took part in the field test and blew a…
DUI, or Driving Under the Influence, arrests in Lake County Illinois fell over a three-year period. From 2012 to 2014, DUI arrests dropped from 2,338 down to 2,227. Lake County had the third highest of DUI arrest rates during the three-year period, right behind DuPage and Cook Counties.
Cook County Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Arrests Down Data from the Secretary of State revealed that the number of DUI arrests in Cook County dropped over a three-year period. It lowered from 10,390 in 2012 to 10,264 in 2013 and then to 9,719 in 2014. How does Cook County rank among other counties? In…
Honest and Hardworking 5.0 stars Posted by Adam May 4, 2016 I got caught driving on a suspended DL for the second time coming home from work. I was facing a felony charge a year in prison and all the that come with that. Michael J Young discovered that my lawyer on my previous case…
3rd DUI with a B.A.C. of .16: Dismissed: My client was arrested for her 3rd DUI. This was her third arrest for DUI. She was stopped by the police for having an expired license plate and crossing the center line on North Avenue (Route 38). She performed all of the field sobriety tests asked of…
My client facing two counts with two criminal counts of battery and trespass to land. The State, McHenry County called five witnesses to testify against my client. Two of the witnesses were independent individuals. They did not know any of the parties, (they were in a park across the street from the incident). After the…
With the new Illinois Speeding Law which makes speeding over 25mph a Class B Misdemeanor and speeding over 40mph a Class A Misdemeanor. Eeach case I work on has to be fought to either have the case reduced to a petty offense, (meaning less then 25mph). This means turning the speeding charge into a regular…
Is there a video of your DUI arrest? The answer is most likely “yes”. More and more police departments are using dash and body cameras to record police interactions. However, each police department has its own video recording rules. Some police departments do not have in-car video and other’s do. By law, all Illinois State…