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	<title>The East Central Illinois Criminal Law &#38; DUI Weblog</title>
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		<title>Field Sobriety: No Expert Testimony Needed</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/12/21/field-sobriety-no-expert-testimony-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Case Name: People v. Hires (.pdf)
Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District
Date Decision Filed: 12/08/09
In this case, the State charged the defendant with Aggravated DUI because the defendant had eight prior DUI convictions.   The defendant did not submit to chemical testing, so the evidence consisted of the arresting officer&#8217;s observations of the defendant prior to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1486&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Edgar County Courthouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:26:30 +0000</pubDate>
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The address of the Edgar County Courthouse is 115 W. Court St., Paris, IL 61944.   There are not any security checkpoints to pass through when entering the courthouse.
Courtroom Locations
Courtroom &#8220;2&#8243; is located on the first floor of the courthouse.  Courtroom &#8220;1&#8243; is located on the second floor of the courthouse.
Hours
The courthouse is open Monday through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1482&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Joe Arpaio: America&#8217;s No. 1 Domestic Enemy?</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/12/10/joe-arpaio-americas-no-1-domestic-enemy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There isn&#8217;t much that I can say about the sheriff for Maricopa County, Arizona that hasn&#8217;t been said elsewhere.   Sunlight is the best disinfectant and I am more than happy to shine my little light on the darkness in Maricopa County.  If you have no idea of what Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1479&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Two Counts of DUI</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/11/28/two-counts-of-dui/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Driving Under the Influence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was arrested for DUI and I received two tickets.  Is that bad?
It is bad that you were arrested for DUI, however, you should not be concerned about receiving two citations.  Whenever a person is arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and blows .08 or over, the police issue two citations.  One citation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1471&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meth Warning Not Needed in Alcohol DUI Case</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/11/21/meth-warning-not-needed-in-alcohol-dui-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Driving Under the Influence]]></category>

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Case Name:  People v. Tomczak (.pdf)
Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District
Date Decision Filed: 11/19/09
In this rescission case, a police officer arrested the defendant for driving under the influence of alcohol.  The defendant argued that the government should rescind the statutory summary suspension of his driver&#8217;s license because he was not warned by the police [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1453&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Arrested in College: The School of Hard Knocks</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/11/16/arrested-in-college-the-school-of-hard-knocks/</link>
		<comments>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/11/16/arrested-in-college-the-school-of-hard-knocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:39:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I practice law in a college town.  Each school year, there are students who discover that their actions have consequences.  For example,  some find out that drug use leads to drug arrests; others discover that excessive alcohol consumption and driving don&#8217;t mix.  College students are not invincible and they are certainly not invisible to police [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1438&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Victims Can&#8217;t Drop Charges</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/11/07/victims-cant-drop-charges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Prosecutors]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are times, usually in the domestic-battery context, when a victim does not want the government to prosecute a defendant.   The victim can ask the government to not prosecute the defendant, however, the government is not required to honor the victim&#8217;s request.   The decision whether to press charges belongs solely to the prosecutor&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1428&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Effingham County Government Center</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/11/03/effingham-county-government-center/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Entrance
Visitors must enter through the doors pictured above (the set on the left) and then pass through security.   The address of the Effingham County Government Center is 120 W. Jefferson Ave., Effingham, IL 62401.
Courtroom Locations
There are four courtrooms in Effingham County — courtrooms “A” through “D.”   Courtrooms &#8220;A&#8221; and &#8220;B&#8221; are located on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1430&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusionary Rule Requires Police Misconduct</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/10/26/exclusionary-rule-requires-police-misconduct/</link>
		<comments>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/10/26/exclusionary-rule-requires-police-misconduct/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Driving Under the Influence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Case Name:  People v. McDonough (.pdf)
Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District
Date Decision Filed: 10/20/09
In this case, the defendant&#8217;s car was parked on the slim shoulder of a dark and busy road.  A state trooper saw the car and approached it in order to see if the defendant needed help.  The trooper turned on his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ecilcrime.com&blog=3248230&post=1421&subd=ecilcrime&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Zero Tolerance DUI?</title>
		<link>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/10/04/what-is-zero-tolerance-dui/</link>
		<comments>http://ecilcrime.com/2009/10/04/what-is-zero-tolerance-dui/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Driving Under the Influence]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Answer: Contrary to the popular belief of many minors, there is no such thing.  There is a zero tolerance driver&#8217;s license suspension (an action taken by the Illinois Secretary of State) and then there is the criminal offense of driving under the influence.  These are separate and distinct things.
Jeremy Richey
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