My clients often ask if their auto insurance provider will find out that they are charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. The short answer is No, however in some cases the answer is Yes. First, your auto insurance company will not be aware that you were arrested for DUI, (unless you tell them…
Once you have been charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) your driver’s license will be suspended for a period of 6 months to 3 years. The suspension starts approximately 46 days after the day of your arrest. What determines the length of suspension is whether this is your first or second DUI and whether…
One of the ways to get a DUI case dismissed before my client has to testify is to ask the court for a directed verdict, also known as a directed finding. At trial, the prosecutor has the burden of presenting the state’s evidence first. Once the state’s witnesses testify (usually only the arresting police officer),…
Directed Verdict gets case dismissed. I represented a person on a DUI charge at the Daley Center, Room 406, where I had his DUI case thrown out of court. I say thrown out because the judge granted us a “directed finding.” A directed finding means that after the State’s Attorney finished presenting the case, the…
I represented a client in Kankakee, Illinois on November 13, 2013, who was charged with DUI. He was stopped by an Illinois State Trooper for speeding and improper lane usage. My client submitted to all of the field sobriety tests and submitted to a breath test which registered a 0.11. The legal limit is 0.08.…
My client was charged with leaving the scene of an accident and DUI. I had all of the charges dismissed on October 31, 2013, based upon my motion to rescind the Statutory Summary Suspension. Here are the facts of the case based upon the police reports: My Client struck a large trash container in the…
I am representing an individual charged with DUI based upon consuming cannabis. As part of my representation on this case, I requested the “discovery” on this case. Discovery is all of the evidence the prosecutor has regarding the arrest of a person. Discovery usually consists of a narrative by the arresting police officer of what…
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…
Last Thursday, I appeared in DuPage County for my client who was charged with Retail Theft. He was accused of taking protein powder without paying for the item. What really happened is that my client paid $50.00, (the price with tax was $49.95) and left without a receipt. The store clerk pocketed the money. The…
I just completed a trial in DeKalb County (Sycamore, Illinois), where my client was stopped by an Illinois State Police Trooper at 1:47a.m. for driving 87mph in a 65mph zone and driving with one headlight. The Illinois State Police trooper testified that my client had a very strong smell of alcohol, very red and blood…