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).
Category Archives: breathalyzer/field sobriety test
DO I HAVE TO TAKE A PRELIMINARY BREATH TEST IN ILLINOIS?
If you are stopped for a traffic violation and the officer suspects you of DUI, he or she might ask you to take a preliminary breath test (PBT). Can you refuse? Under Illinois statute, if an officer has a reasonable … Continue reading
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Tagged breathalyzer, preliminary breath test, rights
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PROPOSED ILLINOIS LAW TAKES MARIJUANA OUT OF THE DUI TRACE LAW
A proposed Illinois law would resolve some of the conflict between liberalized marijuana laws and their impact on DUI. Under a current Illinois law, known as the “trace law,” you may be convicted of DUI if you have any unlawful … Continue reading
Posted in aggravated dui, breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, DUI evidence, DUI testing, prescription medication
Tagged aggravated dui, blood testing, evidence, marijuana trace law, medical marijuana, trace law
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LOOKING BACKWARDS: HOW THE STATE PROVES YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL WAS HIGHER THAN YOUR BREATHALYZER RESULT
You had several drinks at the bar before you drove home. Police stopped you for a moving violation and arrested you for DUI. At the police station, you agree to take the breathalyzer. The reading is .077, just below the … Continue reading
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HOW THE DEFENSE MAY SHOW YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL IS LOWER THAN YOUR BREATHALYZER
You had several drinks at the bar before you drove home. Police stopped you for a moving violation and arrested you for DUI. At the police station, you blew the breathalyzer. The reading was over the legal limit. Your friend, … Continue reading
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Tagged blood alcohol evidence, breathalyzer evidence, evidence, retrograde extrapolation
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DO YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REFUSE TO DUI TESTING IN ILLINOIS?
If you are stopped for DUI, you can refuse to take a breathalyzer or perform field sobriety tests. But your ability to refuse is not a constitutional right and is not protected by your Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination. … Continue reading
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Tagged breathalyzer, drunk driving, DUI, dui testing, field sobriety tests
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HOW ACCURATE IS THE BREATHALYZER MACHINE?
When you are stopped for DUI, the officer might ask you to blow into a portable breathalyzer machine. Depending on that reading, you may be arrested and asked to blow into a breathalyzer at the police station. Many factors can … Continue reading
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Tagged breath testing, breathalyzer, portable breathalyzer
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“HOW DID I DO?”: EVALUATING DUI VIDEO EVIDENCE
Many police department, including Chicago, Niles, Morton Grove and Skokie, require police to video traffic stops if their car is equipped with a camera. The video should be the most accurate record of how you performed on field sobriety tests. … Continue reading
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Tagged DUI evidence, DUI video, field sobriety test, Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test, one-leg stand test, walk and turn test
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CHEATING YOUR CAR’S BREATHALYZER DEVICE JUST GOT HARDER IN ILLINOIS
Some DUI defendants qualify for a breath activated ignition interlock device (BAIID). The device allows you to drive as long as you blow into a breathalyzer. If you are intoxicated, the car will not start. Some drivers evade this requirement … Continue reading
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Tagged BAIID, breath alcohol ignition interlock device, monitoring device driving permit, violation, violation of probation
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THE CHARGE OF BAC EXCEEDS 0.08 IN ILLINOIS
Your driving was actually just fine, but your breathalyzer was well over the legal limit. Or maybe you swerved all over the lane, but you only blew a .04. Either way, you can be found guilty of DUI. How can … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol driving permit, BAC, blood alcohol content, blood testing, breathalyzer, driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence, DUI, field sobriety test
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CAN THEY TAKE MY BLOOD? YOUR RIGHTS AND DUI BLOOD TESTING
You were leaving an after-work party, when you missed a stop sign and slammed into another car. Both you and the other driver were taken to the hospital. At the hospital, an officer asked the nurse to draw your blood … Continue reading
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