Monthly Archives: April 2015

CAN RUNNING FROM POLICE BE GROUNDS FOR ARREST IN ILLINOIS?

You like to walk at night. A police officer thought your presence late at night was suspicious so he stopped you. You didn’t want him to find the concealed weapon or the cocaine in your pocket, so you ran. Now … Continue reading

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CHANGE OF HEART: A PUBLIC’S DEFENDER’S JOURNEY TO FORGIVENESS

“Are you a real lawyer or are you a public defender?” This is a question that I hear repeatedly at court as a private defense attorney, and it comes loaded with implications. Anybody who is a veteran of criminal law … Continue reading

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