ABOUT ME
Matt Keenan
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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).
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CAN POLICE USE THE RESULTS OF A HOSPITAL BLOOD TEST AGAINST YOU?
You thought you were safe to drive, but unfortunately, you caused an accident. An ambulance took you and the other party to the hospital. At the hospital, the nurse drew your blood to run some tests. One test was for … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence, DUI testing
Tagged blood draw, exigent circumstances, hospital test
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AM I AUTOMATICALLY GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED DUI IF WHEN THE ACCIDENT KILLED SOMEONE?
The answer depends on the evidence against you and how the state has charged your offense. The state can charge you with aggravated DUI if you were involved in a motor vehicle crash (including with a snowmobile or boat) that … Continue reading
Posted in aggravated dui
Tagged accident, impairment
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CAN I BE CONVICTED OF RECKLESS HOMICIDE BASED ON DUI?
The answer is not necessarily. That said, the DUI doesn’t help. You commit reckless homicide when you unintentionally cause a death without lawful justification by recklessly driving a vehicle (including a snowmobile or boat) in a manner likely to cause … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence
Tagged reckless homicide
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CAN I BE STOPPED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING HANGING FROM MY MIRROR IN ILLINOIS?
The answer is yes, but only until January 1, 2024. As of that date, Illinois has changed its law. After January 1, you cannot be stopped solely because of that air freshener hanging from your rearview mirror. However, Illinois law … Continue reading
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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 make three phone calls free of charge with an attorney of your choice and members of your family within three hours of arrival at the first place of detention. You must … Continue reading
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SHOULD I TELL MY BOSS I WAS ARRESTED FOR DUI?
Your job involves a bit of driving, and you just got yourself arrested for DUI. You hope to win your case, but you wonder if your boss needs to know what happened. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, but the decision … Continue reading
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Tagged DUI arrest
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CAN YOU BE CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE FOR REFUSING TO GIVE A BLOOD SAMPLE?
A recent Illinois Supreme Court decision says no. In People v Hutt, the defendant refused to let medical personnel draw his blood and refused to provide a urine sample despite a warrant authorizing these samples. Defendant was later convicted of DUI … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence
Tagged blood test, forcible blood test, urine sample
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CAN A PORTABLE BREATHALYZER RESULT BE USED AGAINST ME IN ILLINOIS?
Under limited circumstances, the answer is yes. Breathalyzer results on a properly certified machine are nearly always admissible at trial. However, results from a portable breathalyzer are not considered reliable and are generally not permitted. The breathalyzer taken on the … Continue reading
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THE LAW ON POLICE BODY CAM VIDEOS IN ILLINOIS
Illinois law requires police to use body cams at all times when the officer is in uniform, responding to calls or engaged in any law enforcement-related activity while on duty. If exigent circumstances prevent the officer from turning on the … Continue reading
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Tagged body cam, body cam video
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IS MY DUI OR CRIMINAL COURT HEARING ON ZOOM?
Zoom Court was first initiated in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Court business could thus continue, while keeping everybody safe. But even post-pandemic, Zoom Court is here to stay. As of January 1, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court made remote … Continue reading
Posted in DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, Uncategorized
Tagged criminal court hearings, DUI hearings, zoom court
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