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).
Tag Archives: breathalyzer
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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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
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, DUI testing
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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Tagged blood testing, breathalyzer, field sobriety tests
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ILLINOIS LAW TIGHTENS ON DUI-RELATED ACCIDENTS
On August 21, 2011, Governor Pat Quinn signed a change into Illinois DUI law which requires that a police officer request chemical tests from a suspected DUI driver if the officer has probable cause to believe that alcohol or drugs … Continue reading
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Tagged accident, breathalyzer, chemical testing, death, severe injury
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TO BREATHE OR NOT TO BREATHE: TAKING THE BREATHALYZER
If you are arrested for DUI, one of the most important decisions you will have to make is whether to take or refuse the breathalyzer. While the Illinois Secretary of State imposes greater penalties for refusing field sobriety tests such as the breathalyzer, you have a greater chance of winning a trial if you refuse. Continue reading
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Tagged breathalyzer, field sobriety test, license suspension, loss of driving privileges, statutory driver license suspension, summary suspension, suspensions
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