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).
Tag Archives: field sobriety test
FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS: DUI TESTING IN ILLINOIS
After leaving the bar, you blew a stop sign. Unfortunately, police were watching and stopped you for DUI. You agreed to take some field sobriety tests. Although you thought you passed, the officer arrested you. You walked a straight line … Continue reading
Posted in DUI evidence, DUI testing
Tagged DUI evidence, field sobriety test, horizontal gaze nystagmus, one-legged stand test, walk and turn test
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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
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test, DUI evidence, DUI testing
Tagged DUI evidence, DUI video, field sobriety test, Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test, one-leg stand test, walk and turn test
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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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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
Posted in breathalyzer/field sobriety test
Tagged breathalyzer, field sobriety test, license suspension, loss of driving privileges, statutory driver license suspension, summary suspension, suspensions
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