Joliet, IL
DUI and DWI Lawyer at Joliet, IL
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI, Criminal Defense, Expungement
OUTCOME: Defendant Acquitted
Defendant was charged with Aggravated Battery (Class 3 Felony) arising out of a verbal argument that devolved into a physical confrontation where the complaining witness suffered fractures to his face. ... The matter proceeded to bench trial. The defendant asserted the defense of self-defense and presented 2 independent eye-witnesses in addition to the defendant's own testimony. The court found the defendant not guilty
OUTCOME: Court Supervision
Defendant, a college student, while driving struck a pedestrian in the roadway. Police requested blood and urine samples because of the severe injuries to pedestrian, and ticketed the defendant for Fa ... ilure To Exercise Due Care. Four months later the lab report indicated the presence of hydrocodone, a controlled substance, in the defendants' blood sample, subjecting the defendant to a minimum of 12 years in prison for Aggravated DUI. The defense marshaled accident reconstruction experts, medical experts, sworn witness statements and various other pieces of evidence demonstrating how the defense would defeat the felony case and presented it to the State's Attorney. The State's Attorney agreed to file only misdemeanor DUI charges in exchange for a blind plea of guilty. Following an extended hearing the court sentenced the defendant to a period of Court Supervision, with no Judgment of Conviction and , therefore, no criminal record and no loss of drivers license.
OUTCOME: Defendant Acquitted
Defendant was approached by police while sitting in her car parked on the side of the road. The officer detected a strong odor of burnt marijuana and the defendant failed Standardized Field Sobriety ... Tests. After being placed under arrest the defendant consented to give blood and urine samples. Four months later the State had not produced any lab report on the results of the testing. The defense demanded trial and the court set a discovery cut-off date 30 days before trial. The State failed to comply by the cut-off date and the defendant filed a motion for sanctions. After the motion was filed but before the hearing on the motion, the State produced a lab report dated 6 weeks earlier showing the presence of THC in the defendant's urine. After hearing on the defendant's motion for sanctions the court barred the State from introducing the lab report into evidence. The State appealed. The Appellate Court found in favor of the defendant, affirming the decision of the trial court. The matter then proceeded to bench trial. The court found that the evidence presented by the State failed to prove the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Illinois Department of Natural Resources police arrested and charged my client with operating a watercraft while under the influence of alcohol. The court granted our Motion to Quash and Suppress, fin ... ding no probable cause because the officers had my client perform Standardized Field Sobriety Tests on a floating dock, rendering them unreliable as an indicator of impairment by alcohol.
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