I was interviewed by Bert Martinez for the internet radio show “Money for Lunch” on Friday, August 17, 2012. I have embedded the segment here or you go to their website here. It will probably stay up for a few days. I was . It will probably stay up for a few . It will […]
Read MoreThe United States Supreme Court has held that police can only set up “roadside safety checks” to check for drunk drivers if they meet certain conditions. One of them is that they publicize the “roadblock” in advance, so that motorized who wish to avoid the inconvenience of backed up traffic can avoid them. However, most […]
Read MoreThe Chicago Tribune’s Trib Local sections are reporting that Illinois traffic stops and citations have dropped dramatically in just one year. The Tribune reports that: The drop in stops follows a statewide trend. The Tribune analysis found that traffic stops dropped 9 percent statewide, and the number tickets issued statewide fell 13 percent. Compared to […]
Read MoreWhat will happen to you if you receive a first offense DUI? Hopefully, you will be found not guilty or otherwise have your case dismissed. If not, here is a brief discussion of the sentencing options for a first offense: It depends, first of all, whether you are charged with a misdemeanor or felony DUI. […]
Read MorePeople ask me this question a lot. On the other hand, there are other people who cannot believe that a DUI, especially a first offense DUI, can be a felony. After all, its just “traffic,” isn’t it? Most first offense DUIs are in fact misdemeanor cases. In Illinois, the maximum sentence for a misdemeanor case […]
Read MoreWhat is the difference between a DUI, DWI and an OWI? This is a question that I received today. Illinois only has an offense known as “driving under the influence” or DUI. We do not have anything called driving while impaired or driving while intoxicated. However, other states do. Some states call their DUI charges […]
Read MoreThis 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 […]
Read MoreGovernor 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 […]
Read MoreIn 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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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