 In Illinois, drug charges are not a crime to be brushed under the rug. Illinois takes drug convictions very seriously. So much so, that a single drug crime conviction can completely upend one's life and permanently put a black mark on one's criminal record and,...
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Check breath test accuracy before agreeing to a plea deal
Drunk driving charges can threaten to derail your life. A conviction can lead to jail time, fines, license suspension or revocation, and a hit to your reputation that can affect you for years to come. It can affect your ability to secure a job, housing, and get to...
Illinois’ Zero Tolerance Law for Underage DUI Defendants
Illinois recognizes strict laws and associated penalties when drivers are suspected of operating their vehicles with alcohol in their systems. While drivers of the legal drinking age can face the losses of their licenses, jail time, and significant fines for their...
How to protect yourself against drug charges
Drug charges are serious criminal charges that can result in serious penalties and consequences for accused individuals. Every accused individual facing drug charges needs to know how to defend themselves against whatever type of drug charges they are facing. Â One...
Defending a weapons charge in Illinois
The state of Illinois has very specific laws for possession of a firearm. It requires gun owners to apply for and obtain what is known as a Firearm Owners Identification Card, or FOID for short.  To obtain this card, applicants must consent to a federal background...
Understanding what is considered domestic violence
Domestic violence charges can be significant criminal charges which should not be lightly dismissed and should be taken seriously. Domestic violence is always taken seriously as a concern in our families, communities and societies. When discussing domestic violence,...
Illinois controlled substances: spotlighting charges and defenses
Police investigatory probes across Illinois – and certainly spanning the Metro East region and East St. Louis area – center on broad-based subject matter. Law enforcers routinely zero in on alleged criminal wrongdoing ranging from violent crimes, weapons...
Would-be Illinois law seeks adjustments to solitary confinement
We submit at the Illinois Metro East criminal defense firm of Sullivan Law that the following tale with resonate with many of our blog readers. They might reasonably regard it as a ready catalyst for a fundamental change to the state’s current practice regarding...
Illinois DUI police patrols notably busy throughout March
Have you heard of the ACE program?Many readers of our Sullivan Law criminal defense blog posts likely have no clue what that initiative entails. After all, we are uniformly engulfed in modern life with an overload of acronyms and shorthand designations for various...
Spotlight on domestic violence and Orders of Protection
We spotlighted the criminal charge of domestic violence in our immediately preceding Sullivan Law blog post. We noted in our March 11 entry that a charge/conviction in Illinois “can relate to an impressively broad range of conduct.”The expansive universe...
