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Our June victories

This month, two DUI cases went to trial, and both clients were found not guilty.  One involved a woman who was stopped by Chicago Police as she was parking near her apartment and the other involved a man stopped on the Kennedy Expressway by State Police.  A third client had his DUI case dismissed by […]

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New sentencing law not good news for drunk drivers

Governor Quinn has signed new legislation creating a new prison sentencing scheme, replacing the old “meritorious good time” rules. Under the new law, anyone who is convicted of aggravated drunk driving involving death or great bodily injury will only be eligible for 4.5 days credit per month of sentence, i.e., one would have to serve […]

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The Police are targeting tinted windows

The Daily Herald is reporting that many suburban police departments are cracking down on tinted windows. I have always had a problem with the Illinois tinted window statute, which I think is unconstitutional.  The problem is that a car manufacturer or seller can legally put the tint on the car in another state, and then […]

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Justin Blackmon arrest video released

In station video showing Jacksonville Jaguar’s new wideout Justin Blackmon, after his recent DUI arrest, have been released. They show Blackmon speaking to officers, and learning that he scored three times the legal limit on the breath test, resulting in aggravated DUI charges. The video does nothing to help Blackmon. He clearly looks and sounds […]

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USA to allow some undocumented people to obtain work visas

Today, the Obama administration has announced a major change to immigration law.  Under the change, undocumented persons who were brought to the United States when they were under the age of 16, and are now under the age of 30, can apply for a renewable work visa, if they have been living in the United […]

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Our May victories

The month of May saw several courtroom wins for Harold L. Wallin’s clients, including: a verdict of “not guilty” for a DUI case in a Chicago courtroom after a trial; another Chicago DUI case dismissed; another DUI “not guilty” at the Rolling Meadows courthouse; a Motion to Suppress granted for a client at the Maywood […]

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