Success Stories

WALLIN’S CROSS-EXAM LEADS TO NOT GUILTY

Coming home from an evening out, Mr. A. was stopped at a roadblock set up by the Cook County Sheriff’s Police Department. A sheriff suspected Mr. A. of driving while intoxicated and requested that he perform field sobriety tests, with results that the sheriff characterized as “failing.” Mr. A. insisted that he was not drunk and was innocent of the charge against him.

Mr. Wallin conducted a hearing in which he cross-examined the arresting Sheriff. The Sheriff admitted under cross-examination that he had not observed Mr. A. to have driven erratically or committing any moving violations. He also admitted that Mr. A. had been able to stand on one leg without putting his foot down and walk a straight line without stepping off the line. After reviewing a transcript of the Officer’s testimony, a Cook County Judge found the evidence insufficient and found Mr. A. Not Guilty of DUI.