If you are stopped by the police and asked to perform Field Sobriety Tests, one of the test will likely be the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test. This test is to check for movement of your eye. It is based upon research that shows that if you consume alcohol your eye will jerk back and forth…
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…
During a traffic stop a police officer may tell you that he has to have you perform the Field Sobriety Tests, (walk and turn, one leg stand, etc) because it is his department’s police and that it is routine and you can be on your way in a few minutes. During the tests, the officer…
DUI Motions: When I represent a client on a DUI charge I usually file certain motions to challenge the police officer’s reason for stopping the client. As well as motion to challenge the police officer’s belief that the client was intoxicated. These motions are called a Motion to Quash the Arrest and Supress the Evidence.…
The officer who arrested you received “DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety” training at the Illinois State Police Academy. As an experienced DUI attorney, I have the Student Manual that was used to train the officer. At court, I use the manual to prove to the judge that the police officer did not perform the…
On November 1, 2013, I represented a client on a charge of DUI in DuPage County, (Room 4015). The case was set for trial. The case involved a DUI that occurred in the City of Lombard. I was able to have the case dismissed just minutes before the trial was to start. Here are the…
I am handling a case right now where my client was stopped for DUI. The Woodridge Police Officer asked my client to perform both the alphabet test and the count down test. Although the alphabet test, (saying the alphabet from the letter “E” to “P” or any other variation, e.g., “B” to “Q”, “F” to…
Client’s often agree to perform the field sobriety tests on the road, (Walk and Turn, Once Leg Stand Test and HGN), but then refuse to submit to a breath test at the police station. Although the state prosecutor does not have a breathalyzer result, they still have evidence that you were not able to properly…