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 […]
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 […]
Read MoreThe Chicago Police Department has announced that it will be conducting roadside safety checks this weekend on the West and South sides. Friday night they will be conducting one in the Austin (15th) District at 5400 West Madison, beginning at 8:00 p.m. through 4:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Saturday night they will be conducting one in […]
Read MoreFrom the Lake County News-Sun: The Gurnee Police Department along with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday officers will be conducting a roadside safety checkpoint Friday on Grand Avenue near Six Flags Great America. The checkpoint will begin around 10 p.m. in the 5300 block of Grand Avenue and go early morning hours of […]
Read MoreThe other day, a new client called me with several questions about the towing and storage fees he had to pay after he was arrested for a DUI in one of the Cook County suburbs. He had to pay over $250 for the tow and $500 for the impoundment. Up until recently, there was no […]
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