Last Friday I represent my Client in DuPage County, in Room 4002 on the charge of Driving Under the Influence, Open alcohol, Speeding 75mph in a 55mph, and Improper Lane Usage. The police officer was an Illinois State Police Trooper. The stop and field sobriety tests were all video taped and was presented to the…
Driving on a suspended or a revoked Illinois driver’s license is a criminal offense. If you are caught, (pulled over) you will be arrested and your vehicle towed. You will be charged with the crime of “Driving on a Suspend or Revoked License”. Also referred to as a 2-6303 or simply a 6303. Driving on…
Bond: Types of Bond and Conditions of Bond Bond is security (money) that has to be given to the court to allow you to be released from custody (jail). More specifically, the money is posted and it is held by the court clerk’s office. Bail bond agencies are not allowed in Illinois. Generally, the money…
On many holidays, such as Halloween, New Year’s Eve, St. Patrick’s Day, Fourth of July, etc. people will drink alcohol. The police will make arrests for driving under the influence. When the police make more arrests the courts must manage more cases and it might be an opportunity to take advantage of the court’s more…
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…
This is a Lockport, Illinois matter. My client, a CDL truck driver was driving his commercial vehicle (a Vovlo truck with 53 foot trailer) on Route 7 into Lockport. He was coming down from the bridge into Lockport when a Lockport police officer used radar and clocked him going 60mph in a 30mph zone. This…
Most people on occasion go out to a restaurant and having a few drinks with a meal, or watch a game and have a few beers. However, with the legal limit of 0.08, what does this mean- – how many drinks are too many? Typically, for a 175 pound person, 3 drinks in two hours…
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…
A Driving Under the Influence (DUI) case has two separate parts: the initial suspension of your license, (1 year suspension if you did NOT submit to a breath test and 6 months if you did and provided a breath sample (BAC) over 0.08), and the criminal charges. The Statutory Summary Suspension is from the Illinois…