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
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
Posted in dui procedure
Tagged arrest, right to communicate
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WHEN DOES A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BECOME A CRIME?
Contrary to what you may have seen on TV, running a stoplight that results in a traffic death is not automatically a criminal offense. Of course, the death is a terrible tragedy, and you may be sued in civil court … Continue reading
Posted in aggravated dui
Tagged aggravated dui, death, injury, leaving the scene, leaving the scene of an accident, reckless driving, reckless homicide, severe injury
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WHAT IS A CANNABIS DUI IN ILLINOIS?
You find that marijuana gummies ease certain health problems, although you don’t have a prescription for them. One day, you may have eaten too many before driving on an errand. Police stopped you for weaving and arrested you for DUI. … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence
Tagged cannabis dui, marijuana dui
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CAN I DRIVE AFTER A DUI?
After a DUI arrest, the Secretary of State automatically sends a notice that your driver’s license will be suspended on the 46th day after your arrest. The length of that suspension depends on whether you took the field sobriety tests … Continue reading
Posted in suspensions
Tagged driving, mandatory summary suspension, petition to rescind, secretary of state, suspension
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WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE ON A FIRST TIME DUI IN ILLINOIS?
Once you have been arrested, you are typically brought to the police station, asked to take a breath test and released. You will be given a court date for your first court appearance. You will also be given a Sworn … Continue reading
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Tagged dui procedure, first time DUI
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WHAT IS BATTERY ON A PUBLIC WAY?
In Illinois, a battery can become an aggravated offense if you knowingly commit battery on a public way. See 720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(c). To convict you, the state must prove that you knowingly, without legal justification caused bodily harm to or … Continue reading
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Tagged private roadway, public roadway, violence
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CAN I STAY OUT OF JAIL ON AN AGGRAVATED DUI BEFORE TRIAL?
Even though Illinois abolished cash bail, you may still be held in jail on a DUI before trial if you are a threat to safety or a flight risk. Even so, the state must show by clear and convincing evidence … Continue reading
Posted in pretrial release
Tagged bond hearing, combination of conditions, pretrial detention, pretrial release
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