Criminal Defense Blog
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Voters across the US are drumming up support for marijuana legalization. DUI laws would be amended, too, to include marijuana impairment. Read more here
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
The attorney general of Florida wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling in a dog sniff case. The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the police can not use a drug sniffing dog outside a ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
The City of Evanston made big news last week when the city council passed a measure to decriminalize possession of less than 10 grams of cannabis. In Illinois, state law makes possession of between ...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Law enforcement is now getting help from a private website to help identify people suspected of shoplifting, retail theft , robbery, and burglary. The website, IDThisPerson , contains various photos ...
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Posted on Aug 28, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Steve Chapman, a writer for the Chicago Tribune, and a member of the editorial board recently commented on the flaws of eyewitness identification evidence used at trials. This kind of evidence is ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
If you are reading this, there is a good chance that you or someone you care about has been recently arrested for driving under the influence, or DUI . After reading this, I expect that the task of ...
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Posted on May 28, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
This morning I asked my tough-on-crime wife what sentence she thought a person who spat on a jail guard should receive. She replied, "solitary confinement." When I told her that a man received 10 ...
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Posted on May 17, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Effective July 1, 2011, your driver's license will be revoked if you refuse to submit to a breathalyzer test after an accident involving personal injury or death to another person. This is a big ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2011 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
An Aurora man who was convicted of driving on a revoked license for the 17th time was sentenced today to 6 years in prison. He received the minimum sentence. The harsh sentencing range was due to the ...
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Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Effective January 1, 2011, the punishment for speeding is going up again. Already on the books is a law that makes speeding more than 40 miles per hour over the speed limit a Class A misdemeanor. In ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2010 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
An Aurora man was convicted of driving on a revoked driver's license for the 17th time on Thursday, October 21. As a result of the conviction, he faces a class X sentence which ranges from 6 to 30 ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2010 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Football legend Junior Seau has reportedly driven his SUV off of a cliff following an arrest on domestic violence charges brought by his girlfriend. I want to issue a reminder to anyone out there who ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Kane County State's Attorney Steve Barsanti recently announced a new program that he believes will help both defendants and victims in domestic battery cases. His intent is well-meaning, however the ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Pfeifer & Pfeifer
Recently, celebrity Paris Hilton was not allowed into Japan following her conviction on drug charges. While you may not be as famous as Ms. Hilton, the story emphasizes the importance of expunging ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By criminal defense attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our criminal defense blog .
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