ABOUT ME
Matt Keenan
Se habla español.
A criminal and school law attorney with over 24 years of experience, I have successfully represented clients all over the Chicago area. My practice includes DUI, felony, criminal, misdemeanor, homicide, internet crime, retail theft, traffic offenses, cyberstalking, drug crimes, weapons violations, domestic battery and juvenile crime. I also represent families involving school cases. My clients come from all over the Chicago area including Skokie, Wilmette, Niles, Northbrook, Glenview, Evanston, Winnetka, Highland park, Northfield, Park Ridge, Des Plaines and Mount Prospect. I am a member of the ACLU, Illinois State Bar Association.
We wrote the chapters on DEFENSES and ARRESTS AND INVESTIGATORY STOPS.
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Illinois Jurisprudence: Criminal Law and Procedure. Vol. 1. (LexisNexis 2014).We wrote the chapters on SEARCH and SEIZURE, MOTIONS AND DISCOVERY, and EVIDENTIARY MATTERS GENERALLY.
Illinois Jurisprudence: Criminal Law and Procedure. Vol. 1. (LexisNexis 2014).
Author Archives: mdkeenan
DO I NEED TO COME TO COURT FOR A TRAFFIC TICKET?
You were driving home from work when you got nailed for speeding. Or maybe you simply blew a stop sign or failed to signal. You wish to contest the ticket, but the court date is set for a time when … Continue reading
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IS IT TOO LATE TO CLEAR MY OLD ILLINOIS ARREST WARRANT?
Years ago, you got in trouble in Illinois. You were arrested for a DUI or some other criminal offense, and then you left the state without finishing your case. Maybe you never actually lived in Illinois and picked up the … Continue reading
Posted in violation
Tagged open offense, open warrant, outstanding DUI
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CAN POLICE TEST MY BLOOD IF I AM UNCONSCIOUS?
You appear to have caused an accident when driving home from a party. The crash was bad enough that you were knocked unconscious. When you came to in the hospital, the medical staff had tested your blood for substances and … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence
Tagged blood testing, hospital
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WHEN YOUR DUI IS CAUSED BY A PRESCRIPTION DRUG
You would never drink and drive. You are always very careful about that. But the doctor just gave you a new prescription, and nobody warned you that you could become sleepy behind the wheel of a car. Next thing you … Continue reading
Posted in DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, prescription medication
Tagged driving under the influence of prescription, prescription medication
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IS SPEEDING A MISDEMEANOR IN ILLINOIS?
The answer is yes, depending on how fast you were going. Speeding between 26 and 35 miles over the limit is a Class B Misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail. Speeding 35 miles over the limit and … Continue reading
Posted in moving violations, speeding, traffic offenses
Tagged speeding
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CAN A DOG SNIFF YOUR CAR FOR DRUGS IN A PUBLIC PLACE?
You parked your car at the mall and went shopping. When you returned a couple hours later, an officer was waiting with a trained drug detection dog. The dog had alerted to something in your car. After a search, the … Continue reading
Posted in probable cause, search of vehicle
Tagged dog sniff, narcotics dog
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CAN I HAVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN MY CAR?
The officer pulled you over after you ran a stop sign. You have a prescription for marijuana, and your prescribed meds were sitting next to you on the passenger seat. The officer spotted them and arrested you for Possession of … Continue reading
Posted in cannabis dui, prescription medication
Tagged cannabis dui, marijauna dui, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, possession of medical marijuana, prescription marijuana
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WHEN DOES A TRAFFIC STOP BECOME AN ARREST?
If you are stopped for a traffic offense or DUI, an arrest occurs the moment you are no longer free to leave. This moment matters because an officer must have probable cause to arrest you. If not, an attorney may … Continue reading
Posted in probable cause
Tagged arrest, probable cause, reasonable articulable suspicion, Terry stop
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CAN AN OFFICER STOP ME BASED ON ANOTHER OFFICER’S INFORMATION?
The answer may be yes, based on “the doctrine of collective knowledge.” For example, in People v. Whiles, an Illinois officer received a call about a possible drunk driver. A Michigan officer happened to be in the area. Having seen the … Continue reading
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Tagged doctrine of collective knowledge
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YOUR RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY IN ILLINOIS
Under 725 ILCS 5/103-3.5, you have the right to communicate free of charge with an attorney of your choice and members of your family as soon as possible upon being taken into police custody, but no later than 3 hours … Continue reading
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Tagged arrest, right to communicate
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