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).
Category Archives: DUI evidence
HOW A SIMPLE WELLNESS CHECK CAN TURN INTO A DUI ARREST
The officer may have simply been checking to make sure you were OK. You were slumped over your steering wheel, and the officer thought you might have a medical emergency. So she knocked on your window. You were startled and … Continue reading
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Tagged community caretaking, dui stops
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DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS IN ILLINOIS
After the officer stopped you for a traffic violation, she searched your car and found illegal drugs. As a result, you were arrested for driving under the influence of drugs. Sure there were drugs in the car, but does that … Continue reading
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Tagged driving under the influence of drugs
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DID YOUR CAR COMMIT A CRIME? THE ILLINOIS LAW ON FORFEITURE
After you were arrested for DUI or another offense, the state took a look at your expensive car. Maybe the car really belonged to an innocent third party. In any case, the state wants to keep it. Can they do … Continue reading
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Tagged forfeiture, preliminary review, seizure
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THE AUTOMATIC DUI SUSPENSION OF YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE: WERE YOU ON PUBLIC OR PRIVATE PROPERTY?
(Last updated March 12, 2019) If you are charged with DUI in Illinois, the Secretary of State can automatically suspend your driver’s license—but only if you were on a “public highway.” The law defines a “public highway” as “The entire … Continue reading
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Tagged private highway, public highway
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CAN THEY TAKE MY BLOOD WITHOUT A WARRANT? THE U.S. SUPREME COURT SAYS “NO.”
In a recent decision, Birchfield v. North Dakota, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a state cannot require you to take a blood test in order to enforce its drunk driving laws. Subject to certain exceptions, the police must get … Continue reading
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DUI evidence, DUI testing
Tagged blood test, breath test, breathalyzer, search warrant
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WERE YOU DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER ILLINOIS DUI LAW?
To be convicted of DUI, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. But what exactly is a motor vehicle? Naturally, a car, a truck … Continue reading
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DOG SNIFFS AND THE UNDULY PROLONGED TRAFFIC STOP
In 2005, the United States Supreme Court changed the law regarding police stops. Before Illinois v Caballes, police needed specific and articulable facts to change the nature of a stop. After 2005, an officer could change the nature of the … Continue reading
Posted in DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, DUI evidence
Tagged arrest, canine sniff, dog sniff, drug evidence, drug stop, narcotic stop, search and seizure, seizure, stop
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SPECIAL DEFENSES FOR ILLINOIS DUI
Despite what you hear about criminal defendants “getting off on a technicality,” that really doesn’t happen very often. Most appellate courts are reluctant to let an otherwise guilty defendant go free if they can find any way to uphold the … Continue reading
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Tagged breathalyzer certification, police video
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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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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE DRIVING: DUI EVIDENCE IN ILLINOIS
To be convicted of DUI in Illinois, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that you were in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or another drug. To determine if a defendant was really … Continue reading
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Tagged driving, field sobriety tests, squad car video, tesitmony, video, video evidence
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