Illinois Drunk Driving Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Illinois or Court of Appeals of Illinois where the terms dui, dwi, drunk driving, or driving under the influence has been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily criminal cases and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions drunk driving related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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People v. Coffin - 6/3/1999
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. Honorable Sam L. Amirante, Judge Presiding.
Following a car accident, the defendant, Christopher Coffin, was charged with failing to reduce the speed of his vehicle to avoid an...
People v. Delcorse - 6/3/1999
The Secretary of State (Secretary), George H. Ryan, appeals from the orders of the Du Page County circuit court directing him to issue defendants, Rebecca L. Delcorse and Joel P. Avey, judicial driving permits (JDPs) pursuant to...
People v. Massie - 6/1/1999
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County
Honorable Joan Pucillo, Judge Presiding.
Defendant, Robert A. Massie, appeals the trial court's denial of his petition to rescind the statutory summary suspension of his driving...
People v. Mathews - 5/18/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
The defendant, Eddy Mathews, was charged in the circuit court of Randolph County with aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI) and felony driving while license...
People v. Ciesler - 5/13/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Defendant, Raymond E. Ciesler, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11--501(a)(2) (West 1996)) and illegal transportation of...
Kendall County Public Defender's Office v. Industrial Commission - 4/19/1999
Industrial Commission Division
Respondent, Kendall County Public Defender*s office, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kendall County confirming in part and reversing in part a decision of the Industrial Commission...
People v. Scott - 4/15/1999
Agenda 11-September 1998.
The sole issue for consideration by this court is whether a written waiver alone validly waives a defendant's right to a jury trial. We hold that it does not.
Defendant executed a written jury...
People v. Jones - 4/14/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Honorable Philip L. DiMarzio, Judge, Presiding.
Defendant, Gary L. Jones, appeals from the orders of the trial court in two separate cases. In the first case, the trial court...
People v. Basler - 4/8/1999
IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FIFTH DISTRICT
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County.
Honorable E. Dan Kimmel, Judge, presiding.
The defendant, Linda Basler, was convicted by a jury of driving under the...
People v. Spencer - 4/1/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
In October 1997, defendant Fred Spencer was found guilty by a jury of reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and aggravated driving with a...
People v. Bertolet - 4/1/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
On May 7, 1997, defendant was charged by information with 18 counts of reckless homicide (720 ILCS 5/9-3(a) (West 1994)) and aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol...
People v. Latto - 3/31/1999
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County. Honorable Robert Nix, Judge Presiding.
While driving his car, defendant was involved in an accident with another car driven by Grace Perlman, in which her husband, Albert Perlman, was...
People v. Ruppel - 3/22/1999
Patricia Ruppel, defendant, appeals her conviction for driving with a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) over .10. 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1) (West 1996). Most of defendant's arguments relate to the admissibility of involuntary blood test...
People v. Shelton - 3/17/1999
Defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict of guilty for driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(3) (West 1996)). On appeal, defendant argues that the State failed to prove...
Northwest Mosquito Abatement District v. Illinois State Labor Relations Board - 3/12/1999
Northwest Mosquito Abatement District (District) appeals an Illinois State Labor Relations Board (Board) decision that issued a certificate of representation naming Teamsters Local 714 (Union) as the exclusive bargaining unit for...
People v. Prevo - 2/4/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Honorable Tracy W. Resch, Judge Presiding.
Defendant Karl Prevo was convicted on July 9, 1997, of two counts of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12-4 (West 1996)), after a jury...
People v. Comage - 1/28/1999
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
On March 21, 1997, Danny Comage was charged with unlawful posses- sion of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 1996). After a jury trial on July 17, 1997, defendant...
People v. Warlick - 12/31/1998
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY.
HONORABLE THEMIS KARNEZIS, JUDGE PRESIDING.
This garden variety burglary case raises an evidentiary issue that seems to be occurring with increasing frequency in the trials of...
People v. Jones - 6/24/1998
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page County.
No. 96--DT--3609
Honorable Patrick J. Leston, Judge, Presiding.
Defendant, Perry W. Jones, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS...
People v. Quigley - 6/18/1998
Agenda 15
September 1997.
Defendant was charged with two driving under the influence (DUI) offenses, one a misdemeanor and the other a felony, in separate prosecutions based on the same incident. The misdemeanor charge was...
People v. Thill - 6/8/1998
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Du Page County.
No. 96--DT--3768
Honorable Nicholas J. Galasso, Judge, Presiding.
JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Adam R. Thill, was charged...
People v. Davis - 6/8/1998
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, Whiteside County, Illinois,
No. 97--DT--24
Honorable John L. Hauptman, Judge, Presiding.
JUSTICE SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:
This case...
People v. Chatman - 6/1/1998
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County.
No. 95--CF--2250
Honorable Judith M. Brawka, Judge, Presiding.
The State appeals an order dismissing an indictment against defendant, Annie Chatman, a/k/a Annie Rollins...
People v. Fortney - 6/1/1998
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County.
No. 97--DT--513
Honorable Grant S. Wegner, Judge, Presiding.
Defendant, Lisa Fortney, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County denying her petition to...
People v. Martinez - 5/8/1998
The State appeals the order of the circuit court of Du Page County dismissing an indictment that charged defendant, Louis Martinez, with driving while his license was suspended (625 ILCS 5/6--303 (West 1996)). The State contends that...
State v. Tate - 5/6/1998
On June 7, 1997, Allen Tate, defendant-appellee and appellant, was observed weaving in her car on Towne Lake Parkway by Officer John Wood of the Woodstock Police Department and was stopped. Officer Wood saw the defendant cross completely...
People v. Gooden - 4/30/1998
Following a stipulated bench trial, defendant Steve Gooden was found guilty of home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 12 years' imprisonment with credit for 302 days served. On...
People v. Long - 4/24/1998
THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
After a stipulated bench trial in the circuit court of Woodford County, defendant Melvin K. Long was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501 (West...
People v. Tomlinson - 4/24/1998
THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Defendant Rene Tomlinson was arrested on February 8, 1997, for driving under the influence of alcohol. 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) (West 1996). After her arrest, she was asked to take a...
People v. Brodack - 4/24/1998
The defendant, Kenneth L. Brodack, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11--501(a)(2) (West 1996)). The defendant's driving privileges were statutorily summarily suspended for two years effective...
People v. Tellez - 4/15/1998
No. 97--CF--127
Honorable Douglas R. Engel, Judge, Presiding.
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Bonnie Tellez, was charged by information with criminal neglect of a disabled person (720 ILCS...
People v. Beck - 4/15/1998
No. 94--CF--156 94--TR--5625
Honorable Richard E. DeMoss, Judge, Presiding.
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Paul C. Beck, was charged by information with two counts of reckless homicide (720 ILCS...
Wade v. City of Chicago Heights - 3/31/1998
This is the second appeal, following a second trial, involving these parties. Plaintiffs Harry and Joann Wade filed a negligence claim seeking damages for injuries suffered in an accident in which Harry was the driver and sole occupant...
People in Interest of E.M. v. Anderson - 3/27/1998
THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Following adjudicatory hearings, the trial court entered an order on August 11, 1997, terminating the parental rights of respondent mother, Sheila Anderson (Sheila), and respondent...
People v. Graziano - 12/31/1986
The defendant, Michael Graziano, appeals from a finding of probable cause by the circuit court of Du Page County at an implied-consent hearing. He contends that: (1) the trial court erred in finding probable cause; (2) he had a...
Green v. Edgar - 12/30/1986
The instant case involves an application for restoration of driving privileges made by plaintiff-appellee, Jeffrey Green. The Secretary of State's office (defendant-appellant herein) had rejected plaintiff's application following an...
Hernandez v. Village of Cicero - 12/30/1986
Rehearing denied January 30, 1987.
Plaintiff, Petrocinio Hernandez, administrator of the estate of Jesus Hernandez, deceased, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting summary judgment to defendant...
People v. Sawyer - 12/19/1986
Rehearing denied January 30, 1987.
The defendant, Terrance Sawyer, was convicted by a McDonough County jury of voluntary manslaughter for the stabbing death of Garry Kennedy. The trial court, however, found that it had...
People v. Guest - 12/19/1986
Rehearing denied January 30, 1987.
Defendant, Anthony Guest, was charged by information filed in the circuit court of Cook County with five counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 9-1(a)(1) through...
People v. Phillips - 12/17/1986
The defendant, Ralph V. Phillips, pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawful use of weapons (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 24-1(a)(4)) and one charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch....
People v. Neidhofer - 12/15/1986
After a jury trial, the defendant, Donald E. Neidhofer, was convicted of the offense of driving with a blood-alcohol concentration of .10% or more (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(1)), and he appeals, contending: (1)...
People v. Miles - 12/12/1986
Rehearing denied January 28, 1987.
Following a jury trial, defendant, Timothy S. Miles, was found guilty of the offense of operating a motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration in his breath or blood of 0.10 or more. (Ill. Rev....
People v. Kissel - 12/8/1986
In these consolidated cases the State has appealed contending that the trial judges erred in finding that the implied-consent statute may not be applied to persons who have been arrested for driving while under the influence of...
People v. Frantz - 12/8/1986
Defendant, Steven R. Frantz, was convicted by a jury of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3) and driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501). Defendant...
Shanahan v. Edgar - 11/13/1986
The Secretary of State (the Secretary) appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County which held, upon administrative review, that the Secretary's decision to deny reinstatement of driving privileges or a restricted driving...
Gerdes v. Edgar - 10/28/1986
Plaintiff Stanley P. Gerdes filed a complaint for preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against defendant Secretary of State seeking to prevent revocation of the plaintiff's Illinois driver's license under section 6-206(a)(6) of...
People v. Intercoastal Realty - 10/15/1986
Following a jury trial, defendants, Intercoastal Realty, Inc. (Intercoastal), and Harriet Handy, were convicted of the offenses of criminal housing management (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 23-5.1) and reckless conduct (Ill. Rev....
People v. Capporelli - 10/14/1986
Rehearing denied November 12, 1986.
Defendant was found guilty in a jury trial of driving a motor vehicle while the alcohol concentration in his blood was more than .10 as measured by breath units and driving while his license...
People v. Hubbard - 10/9/1986
Following a jury trial in Montgomery County on December 20, 1983, the defendant was found guilty of two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol. In the defendant's first appeal in this case, the issue was whether failure of...
People v. Emrich - 10/1/1986
The defendant, Joseph Emrich, was involved in an early morning automobile collision in which two people were killed. He was indicted on two counts of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a)) and one count of...
Sutton v. Edgar - 9/19/1986
In separate administrative review actions, plaintiff Mikel L. Sutton appealed the November 5, 1984, and July 1, 1985, Secretary of State denials of his requests for reinstatement of driving privileges. In orders entered October 29,...
People v. Harris - 9/19/1986
Following a jury trial defendant, Kenneth Harris, was convicted of home invasion, aggravated battery, robbery, and rape in connection with an attack on 79-year-old I.B. He was also convicted of home invasion, aggravated battery, and...
People v. Barrios - 9/17/1986
Rehearing denied December 1, 1986.
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Carroll County, the defendant, Vincent H. Barrios, was convicted of falsely stating on a driver's license application that his license...
Two Kats - 9/12/1986
This is an interlocutory appeal by plaintiffs, who are tavern owners, from an order denying their motion for a temporary restraining order to prevent defendants from enforcing an ordinance which modifies the hours during which liquor...
Andersen v. Edgar - 9/8/1986
The Secretary of State (Secretary) appeals the order of the circuit court of Sangamon County. Upon administrative review the circuit court reversed the decision of the Secretary denying plaintiff reinstatement of driving privileges. ...
People v. Whalen - 6/27/1986
Defendant, Michael Barry Whalen, along with co-defendant Todd Grover Fischer, was indicted for the offense of unlawful possession of cannabis, more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 56 1/2, par....
People v. Okun - 6/25/1986
Defendant appeals a finding of the circuit court of Sangamon County at an implied-consent hearing that he refused to submit to a breathalyzer test. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
Defendant was charged with the offenses...
People v. Doherty - 6/20/1986
Following a hearing conducted pursuant to the implied-consent provisions of section 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.1), the trial court found that the State had failed to produce...
People v. Truman - 6/20/1986
Rehearing denied July 9, 1986.
Defendant was charged with driving under the influence (No. 3-85-0631). He also has a case arising from his refusal to take a breathalyzer test (No. 3-85-0632). A motion to quash defendant's arrest...
Village of Algonquin v. Ford - 6/20/1986
Rehearing denied August 15, 1986.
On December 30, 1984, defendant, Christina M. Ford, was arrested and charged with the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par....
People v. Elledge - 6/19/1986
The State brings the instant appeal from the trial court's finding in an "implied consent" hearing that the defendant, Robert E. Elledge, did not refuse a chemical blood-alcohol test, as refusal was contemplated by Section 11-501.1 of...
People v. Lazzara - 6/19/1986
Defendant, Raymond Lazzara, was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Subsequently, defendant refused to submit to both field-sobriety and breathalyzer tests. However, defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of...
Village of Park Forest v. Thomason - 6/12/1986
Defendant, Alan Thomason, was charged with driving under the influence of liquor on October 31, 1983, in violation of a village of Park Forest (hereafter the plaintiff) ordinance that was enacted in 1982. The ordinance provided for a...
Owens v. Consolidation Coal Co. - 6/12/1986
Plaintiff, administrator of the estate of decedent, Rickie L. Owens, appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Consolidation Coal Company (Consolidation), and third-party defendant, Bollmeier Construction...
People v. Wilson - 6/10/1986
Defendant, Nancy S. Wilson, appeals a judgment of the circuit court of Champaign County entered on October 9, 1985, placing her on conditional discharge for the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983,...
People v. Huber - 6/5/1986
A jury convicted defendant of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3(b)(2)). Defendant pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501) and failure to reduce...
People v. Nunes - 6/5/1986
Defendant, Barbara Nunes, appeals from her convictions for the offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(2)), improper lane usage (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par....
People v. Kennedy - 6/5/1986
Following an implied-consent hearing conducted pursuant to section 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.1), the trial court found no probable cause and dismissed the complaint charging...
People v. Sass - 6/3/1986
The defendant, Robert R. Sass, was convicted of driving while driver's license revoked in violation of section 6-303(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-303(a)). He was sentenced to one-year...
People v. Gaddi - 5/29/1986
Rehearing denied June 26, 1986.
After the defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, the trial judge granted his motion to dismiss the report of his refusal to take a breathalyzer test. The State now...
Thomas v. Brandt - 5/23/1986
Rehearing denied June 26, 1986.
Plaintiff, James R. Thomas, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Madison County entered in favor of the defendants, Terrance M. Brandt and Conoco, Inc., upon a jury verdict in...
People v. Griffith - 5/22/1986
Defendant Bonnie Griffith was charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501), and she requested an implied-consent hearing. The trial court found that the arresting officer had...
People v. Jackson - 5/14/1986
Rehearing denied July 11, 1986.
The defendant, Albert L. Jackson, was charged with two counts of reckless homicide. Pursuant to the defendant's motion based on double jeopardy, the court struck one count and precluded the State...
People v. Elliott - 5/1/1986
On March 25, 1985, the defendant, Phillip Elliott, was arrested and charged with the offense of driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(2)). On June 17, 1985, after a trial by jury in...
People v. Bitterman - 4/22/1986
Defendant-appellant, Lawrence Bitterman, was convicted following a bench trial of the offenses of speeding, improper lane usage and driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs. He received sentences of three months'...
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