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 a Police Report? A police report is a document that a police officer fills out after he or she arrests a person. It contains information about the person arrested, the victim (if any), and what happened to justify the arrest. These reports are typically typed and are usually one to two pages long.…
DuPage County Arrest Rates for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Have Dropped The number of DUI arrests in DuPage County Illinois fell significantly from 2012 to 2014. In 2012 there were 3,724 DUI arrests, followed by 3,329 in 2013 and 2,912 in 2014. DuPage had the second highest DUI arrest rate in Illinois, falling between…
Effective January 1 2016, the Illinois Secretary of State has removed the 30-day waiting period before a person with a suspended license based upon a Statutory Summary Suspension can begin driving. When a person receives a charge of driving under the influence (DUI) they usually (but not always) also receive a Statutory Summary Suspension. This…
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…
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who has a CDL license was recently found Not Guilty of his second DUI, (the Statutory Summary Suspension) was also rescinded.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…
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…
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…