Blog Posts in 2011
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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