With the New Year’s holiday just around the corner, it is important that all of us take a moment to remind one another to be safe and smart this holiday season and find a designated driver. Driving drunk can not only land you in jail, it can put the safety of everyone else on the […]
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GRANTED – PETITION TO RESCIND SUMMARY SUSPENSION
Last September, Chicago Police, responding to a call, approached G.P. while he sat in his parked car. Once he police began speaking to G.P. they suspected he was under the influence of alcohol. G.P. got out of the car, performed the field sobriety test but refused to blow in the breathalyzer. The police arrested G.P […]
DUI, DUI Illinois, petition to rescindDISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Felony DUI in Illinois
M.B. was pulled over in August, 2012, by Chicago Police Officers for improper lane usage. Officers claimed they could smell a strong odor of alcohol, his speech sounded slurred and his pupils were dilated which indicated intoxication. Officers ran his name and found that he was driving on a suspended license without insurance. He was […]
dismissed, DUI, Felony DUI in IllinoisChicago Battery Case in Cook County – NOT GUILTY
I.C. was arrested for battery by the Chicago Police Department in October, 2011. I.C. had been terrorized by a group of males in the vicinity of the building she owns on the south side of Chicago. The man primarily responsible for the harassment, threatened I.C. on multiple occasions. One evening, after being threatened earlier that […]
battery, chicago, Felony aggravated batteryDISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Possession of a Controlled Substance – Page 2
B.S. was arrested in October, 2012, for possession of heroin after the Chicago Police observed him loitering in what they deemed a high crime area. The police interviewed and eventually searched him. Upon searching B.S., the police found heroin and arrested B.S. for felony possession. B.S.’s family retained Robert J. Callahan and Associates before the […]
Class 4 Felony, Controlled Substance, Criminal Defense Law, dismissedGRANTED – Petition to Rescind Statutory Summary Suspension on DUI – license re-instated
In the early part of November, at approximately 2:00 in the morning, the Glenview Police Department observed K.D.’s car stopped in a parking lot. The officers claimed the car was running with the headlights and break lights on. They approached K.D.’s car and suspected the driver had been driving under the influence. At this point, […]
drunk driving, DUI, license suspension, petition to rescind, under the influenceDISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – FELONY DUI
C.H. was pulled over last October by Chicago Police Officers for talking on a cellphone and erratic driving. Officer’s claimed that her speech was slurred and that her pupils were dilated in a manner that indicated intoxication. She was asked to exit her vehicle and to perform field sobriety tests. After failing the tests, officers […]
Chicago DUI, Dismissed DUI, DUI, FELONY DUIMOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE GRANTED in Kankakee, IL – Unlawful use of weapons and possession of narcotics – CASE DISMISSED
Khalil S. was stopped and detained by members of the Illinois State Police working in conjunction with the Kankakee Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Task Force. Khalil was driving his car in a normal manner when he was pulled over and asked to exit his vehicle. Officers then asked him to exit his vehicle in order to […]
Kankakee, Kankakee IL, MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE GRANTED, Supress evidenceNOVEMBER 2012 – MOTION TO SUPPRESS EVIDENCE GRANTED – UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS (HANDGUN) AND POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE – CASE DISMISSED
I’ve noticed an increase in the aggressiveness of police tactics recently. I’ve been practicing criminal law in Illinois for the past 23 years. Over the years I’ve seen some egregious behavior on the part of police but in general the trend toward misconduct and police brutality has been on the wane. Christopher G.’s case is […]
CASE DISMISSED, Controlled Substance, possession, UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONSDISMISSED AT PRELIMINARY HEARING – Possession of a Controlled Substance (Heroin) Class 4 Felony
B.S. was arrested in October, 2012, for possession of heroin after the Chicago Police observed him loitering in what they deemed a high crime area. The police interviewed and eventually searched him. Upon searching B.S., the police found heroin and arrested B.S. for felony possession. B.S.’s family retained Robert J. Callahan and Associates before the […]
Controlled Substance, felony, possession