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 if a lawyer says he’s friends with the Judge? If you are considering hiring an attorney, and he or she says that he or she is good friends with the judge, be wary. Likewise, if a lawyer says that he/she plays golf, has meals, or drinks with the judge, this is not only wrongful…
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.
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 who has a CDL license was recently found Not Guilty of his second DUI, (the Statutory Summary Suspension) was also rescinded. The police officer was following my client and saw that my client was straddling both lanes of traffic (headed in the same direction) and would go from lane to lane, but not…
I just finished a DUI case in DuPage where I had the case dismissed before trial. Here are the facts. My client was in a parking lot of a bar when he backed into another car that was driving in the lot. The police were called. My client admitted to being in the bar and…
My Client was arrested by the Illinois State Police in Chicago on the Kennedy Expressway. They were charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Speeding, Improper Lane Usage and No Insurance. My Client’s driving, (Speeding and Improper Lane Usage, 4 seperate lane violations) was captured on the in-car police video camera as was 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…
How to Bring your Case to Court Sooner: Once you have received a court date, whether it is your first court date or a continued date and you would like to have the case back before the judge sooner so you can close the case or get permission to leave the State of Illinois, or…
I just won a DUI case at the Bridgeview courthouse and my client did not have to testify. Here are the facts: my client was stopped at 1:15 a.m. in LaGrange, Illinois for speeding 40mph in a 25mph zone. My client admitted to drinking alcohol and, according to the police officer, failed all of the…