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 Ex Rel. Eppinga v. Edgar - 4/18/1986
On March 1, 1985, the plaintiff, Ronald Eppinga, filed a complaint against Jim Edgar, the Secretary of State, in the circuit court of Cook County seeking restoration of his driving privileges and a declaration that the provision of the...
People v. Heimann - 4/4/1986
Following a bench trial, the defendant, Kenneth L. Heimann, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(2)), and sentenced to 30 days of incarceration in the Mercer...
People v. Hutchinson - 3/24/1986
Defendant, Robert H. Hutchinson, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. After an implied-consent hearing, the trial court found that because the State failed to prove that defendant knowingly and intelligently refused...
People v. Tillery - 3/6/1986
After a trial by jury in the circuit court of Greene County, defendant, Donald Tillery, was convicted on April 16, 1985, of the following: (1) two counts charging reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a)); (2) one...
People v. Hollan - 3/6/1986
In separate Peoria County traffic cases consolidated for the instant appeal, the defendant Richard Hollan was found not guilty of the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and the defendant James T. Flanigon was found...
People v. Mucha - 1/31/1986
Following a hearing conducted pursuant to the Illinois implied-consent statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.1), the trial court found that the State had met its burden on the issues required to be proved under that...
People v. Coleman - 1/23/1986
Defendant, James Coleman, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, in violation of section 11-501(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)). Although he had received...
People v. Rathnau - 1/16/1986
This appeal arises from an order entered by the circuit court of Cook County 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.)...
People v. Doherty - 1/8/1986
The defendant, John Doherty, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(2)) by a jury in the circuit court of Jackson County. Defendant was fined $500. On appeal,...
People v. Laxton - 1/3/1986
The defendant, Thomas Laxton, was charged with driving under the influence, improper lane usage, and improper use of registration. The State appeals from the trial court's finding of not guilty on the instant traffic citations. We...
People v. Romano - 12/31/1985
Defendant John Romano was charged by indictment on August 3, 1982, with the offense of reckless homicide and was convicted after a seven-day jury trial. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court committed reversible error by...
Marshall v. Ellison - 4/30/1985
The plaintiff, William Marshall, sued for injuries that he suffered when a truck hit him while he was walking on Route 45 in the city of Mattoon. Count I, against Thomas and Ruby Ellison, owners of the Wagon Wheel Package & Tap,...
People v. Charleston - 4/26/1985
After trial by jury defendant, Joe Charleston, was convicted of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and sentenced to a term of 28 years' imprisonment. He appeals, contending the trial court erred by: (1) excluding evidence...
People v. Hepler - 4/26/1985
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Stephenson County, defendant David Hepler was convicted of robbery, residential burglary, burglary, aggravated battery, and felony-murder (based on the commission of the underlying...
Reed v. Fleming - 4/25/1985
This suit was brought under the Liquor Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 43, par. 135) by Rebecca Marie Reed, widow of John Alan Reed. John was killed as a result of a one-car accident in Fulton County. A motion for summary...
People v. Hill - 4/19/1985
Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Madison County, defendant, Donald R. Hill, was convicted of two counts of murder, two counts of reckless homicide, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, and three counts of...
People v. Reynolds - 4/16/1985
After negotiations with the State through his counsel, defendant pleaded guilty to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage. He was placed on supervision for one year, referred to the Alcoholic...
Cranwill v. Donahue - 4/10/1985
Rehearing denied June 4, 1985.
Plaintiff, Jack Cranwill, filed a complaint for damages for false arrest and false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, malicious prosecution and abuse of process against defendants, James Donahue,...
People v. Smith - 4/1/1985
Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Pulaski County, defendant Sammie Smith was convicted of one count of criminal damage to property over $150, and one count of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Following...
People v. Leonora - 3/26/1985
Rehearing denied June 3, 1985.
The defendant, John Leonora, was charged by indictment with the reckless homicide of Earl and Elizabeth Blake (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9-3). The charges arose out of a motor vehicle...
People v. Voigt - 3/12/1985
Following an implied-consent hearing for the defendant, Steffani Voigt, the trial court ruled that the defendant's drivers license would not be suspended. The State appeals. We reverse.
We note initially that the defendant has...
People v. Atwell - 12/28/1984
Atwell was convicted of driving while under the influence of alcohol and of driving while the alcohol concentration in his blood or breath was 0.10 or more.
We affirm one.
We vacate the other.
The only contested...
People v. Dickerson - 11/30/1984
The instant appeal raises the question of whether a trial court properly dismissed implied consent proceedings after finding the underlying municipal ordinances to be invalid. The defendants, Matthew S. Dickerson, Clinton Terry, Larry...
People v. Jacquith - 11/27/1984
David Jacquith, defendant, was charged by complaint with driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1982, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(4)), improper display of a license plate, improper lane change and...
People v. Bradley - 11/27/1984
During a bench trial, the trial court ruled inadmissible certain testimonial evidence proffered by the State concerning the results of a chemical analysis performed on a sample of defendant Kathleen A. Bradley's blood. On appeal, the...
People v. Greenspon - 11/21/1984
Rehearing denied January 25, 1985.
Defendant, Ronald Greenspon, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.1), and he requested an implied-consent hearing. Thereafter...
People v. Adams - 11/13/1984
The defendant, Donald G. Adams, was arrested and issued a traffic citation on April 27, 1982, for "driving under the influence." He was requested to submit to a chemical test and refused to do so. On April 28, 1982, the arresting...
People v. Sutherland - 11/1/1984
Defendant Randall Sutherland pleaded guilty to the charge of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)) in Morgan County case No. 83-TR-2592 and was sentenced to 30 days'...
People v. Keller - 10/31/1984
After an implied consent hearing under 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 defendant David Keller had refused to take a breath test. An implied consent...
People v. Hartwick - 10/26/1984
Scott J. Hartwick, the defendant, appeals from his conviction of the offense of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-3) and from his sentence of 30 months' imprisonment. He contends that evidence of a blood-alcohol...
People v. Honaker - 9/28/1984
Defendant was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The arresting officer filed an affidavit alleging reasonable grounds to believe that defendant was driving under the influence of alcohol and that defendant had...
People v. Jordan - 9/20/1984
drunk driving and submitted to an "Intoxilyzer test" which showed a blood-alcohol concentration level substantially higher than the level at which a driver is presumed to be intoxicated. They were then arrested for driving...
People v. Frey - 9/20/1984
Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Peoria County defendant, Brian J. Frey, was convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501) and sentenced to one...
People v. Porretta - 9/18/1984
The State appeals a finding of "no probable cause" by the trial court in an "implied-consent" hearing held pursuant to section 11-501.1(c) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.1(c)) following the...
People v. Mccollins - 8/24/1984
The defendant-appellee, Timothy C. McCollins, was arrested for and charged with the offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage. Prior to trial, the defendant filed a motion in limine requesting the trial...
People v. Naseef - 8/24/1984
This case comes to us on the State's certification that a suppression order of the trial court substantially impairs its ability to prosecute. The relevant order excluded from evidence certain statements of the defendant, Robert T....
City of Naperville v. Morgan - 7/26/1984
The city of Naperville appeals from an order granting defendant George Morgan's motion to quash his arrest and dismissing Naperville's complaint against him for a violation of its ordinance prohibiting driving while intoxicated (DWI)....
People v. Garman - 4/19/1984
The State appeals the trial court's order suppressing evidence that was the product of a police stop of the defendant's car. Also before this court is the State's motion to file certification that the suppression order totally impairs...
People v. Horberg - 4/5/1984
The defendant was issued a traffic citation on June 5, 1983, for "driving under the influence." He was requested to submit to a chemical test and he refused to do so. On June 28, 1983, the defendant filed a petition requesting a...
People v. Dungy - 4/3/1984
Opinion filed January 31, 1984. Rehearing denied March 27, 1984;
Andrea J. Dungy (defendant) appeals from her September 30, 1981, conviction by a Cook County circuit court jury of retail theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par....
People v. Braasch - 3/19/1984
The State brings this interlocutory appeal (87 Ill.2d R. 604(a)(1)) from an order of the trial court which granted the motion of the defendant, Fred Braasch, to suppress cannabis which an Illinois State police trooper discovered...
People v. Schumann - 12/27/1983
Following a bench trial, defendant, Keith R. Schumann, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)) and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981,...
People v. Kappas - 12/15/1983
Blood alcohol concentration of .11%.
Guilty — one year probation.
We affirm.
Kappas was tried to a jury on charges of improper lane usage, bribery, driving while license suspended, illegal transportation of alcohol,...
People v. Utt - 11/16/1983
Rehearing denied April 6, 1984.
On September 29, 1982, David Utt was convicted of driving while under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, resisting a police officer and improper lane usage as the result of an...
People v. Mercado - 11/10/1983
After trial by jury defendant, Richard Mercado, was found guilty of three offenses of reckless homicide (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a)) arising from an automobile collision in which three persons were killed. He was also...
People v. Wiatr - 11/10/1983
After trial by jury defendant, Edward Wiatr, was convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)(2)) and speeding (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 95 1/2, par....
People v. Gore - 6/21/1983
The defendant, Dallas Gore, was arrested and charged with the offenses of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and illegal transportation of alcoholic liquor in violation of sections 11-501(a) and 11-502(a) of the...
People v. Roberts - 6/2/1983
Defendant, William J. Roberts, was found guilty in a jury trial of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DWI) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 951/2, par. 11-501(a)), improper lane usage (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 951/2,...
People v. Schuberth - 6/2/1983
The State appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Kendall County after an implied consent hearing. The trial court found that defendant, Eugene Schuberth, did not refuse to complete a breathalyzer test when requested of him...
People v. Johnigk - 12/30/1982
At about 9:25 p.m. on the night of August 12, 1981, Debra Johnigk was driving her van westbound in the center lane of a three lane roadway in East Peoria, Illinois, when she collided with an eastbound motorcycle operated by Milan M....
People v. Gulley - 12/22/1982
This is a State appeal from an order granting a motion by defendant, Gary Gulley, to suppress evidence. Defendant was charged by information with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, pentobarbital.
The facts are...
People v. Kenning - 10/28/1982
Rehearing denied November 23, 1982.
The defendant, Phillip Kenning, was involved in an automobile accident in Carbondale, Illinois, on November 9, 1980. He was taken to Memorial Hospital in Carbondale for treatment of a...
People v. Peterson - 9/1/1982
Defendant was tried by jury in the circuit court of Champaign County on the offenses of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and resisting a peace officer. He was convicted of the former charge, acquitted on the...
People v. Mcgrenera - 8/25/1982
Defendant was charged by information in the circuit court of McLean County with the offense of battery in violation of section 12-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 12-3) in that he made a physical...
People v. Grady - 7/9/1982
Defendant was charged with murder, armed violence, attempted murder and aggravated battery, tried before a jury and found guilty of all counts. He was sentenced to an extended term of 50 years for murder and to 20 years for aggravated...
People v. Hayslette - 7/8/1982
Following a guilty plea to the offense of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)), the defendant, Emory C. Hayslette, was placed on court supervision for a period of one...
People v. Powell - 6/30/1982
Richard L. Powell received supervision and was assessed a fine of $750 with costs upon entering a guilty plea to driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.) In a...
People v. Batchelder - 6/16/1982
This cause involves the implied consent hearing held to determine whether Milton D. Batchelder's driver's license should be suspended for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test following his arrest for driving while under the...
People v. Wierman - 6/15/1982
Rehearing denied July 12, 1982.
Defendant was ticketed for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor on August 6, 1981. The arresting officer filed an affidavit and report with the circuit clerk on August 7, 1981,...
People v. Ortega - 5/18/1982
The State appeals from an order of the circuit court following a hearing held pursuant to section 11-501.1 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.1) ("implied consent law") of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979,...
People v. Jones - 12/15/1981
The State appeals the trial court's order suppressing evidence that had been seized as a result of two searches of the defendant's car. Besides the merits of that order this appeal also raises a jurisdictional question regarding the...
People v. Horstman - 11/19/1981
Defendant, Mark C. Horstman, pleaded guilty to the offense of reckless homicide and was sentenced to two years' imprisonment by the circuit court of Madison County. Defendant appeals both the sentence and the trial court's denial of...
People v. Weaver - 9/25/1981
On September 9, 1980, defendant, William Weaver, was convicted, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Sangamon County, of the offenses of aggravated battery, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, improper...
People v. Lyden - 6/19/1981
The defendant was charged on August 31, 1980, in Jo Daviess County with the offense of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 95 1/2,...
People v. Tiess - 6/5/1981
Wayne Tiess was charged with the offense of battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 12-3(a)(1)). A jury found the defendant guilty as charged, and he was sentenced to serve a term of nine months in the Lake County jail.
The...
People v. Baer - 6/4/1981
Rehearing denied July 13, 1981.
Following an accident on Route 24 in Tazewell County, defendant Otto M. Baer was issued uniform citations and complaints charging him with driving while intoxicated and with failure to yield the...
People v. Olson - 5/12/1981
Defendant, Olaf Olson, was convicted after a jury trial in Boone County of attempted murder, armed violence, reckless driving, attempting to elude an officer and two traffic offenses. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 27 years...
People v. Phillips - 5/4/1981
Benny Earl Phillips brings this appeal after a jury trial where he was convicted of one count of attempt murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 8-4), four counts of aggravated battery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, pars. 12-4(a),...
In Re Marriage of Neeld - 4/28/1981
Dr. John Bruce Neeld, Jr. (John), and Dr. Margaret Elise Moss Neeld (Elise), were divorced in Georgia in 1972. Pursuant to an agreement, the decree granted custody of their only child, three-year-old David, to Elise, with appropriate...
People v. Cook - 3/17/1981
STEVEN EKSTROM, NO. 80-86
In the case of People v. Steven Ekstrom, No. 80-86, defendant has filed a motion to dismiss the State's appeal. In his motion, the defendant contends that this court lacks jurisdiction due to the State's...
People v. Montoya - 3/4/1981
The defendant was convicted in the circuit court of Boone County of obstructing a peace officer and of criminal trespass to land. He was sentenced to serve one year conditional discharge with 30 days to be served in the county jail. ...
People v. Robie - 2/3/1981
The defendant, Carl Gene Robie, was convicted of criminal damage to property in excess of the value of $150 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 21-1(a)) and of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor...
People v. Reed - 1/23/1981
Defendant appeals from a jury verdict finding her guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)). She contends the trial court erred (1) in denying her motion to...
People v. Derra - 1/23/1981
Did defendant effectively waive counsel?
No.
We reverse and remand.
Derra was convicted by a jury of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and was sentenced to one year probation with no fine and ordered...
People v. Young - 10/17/1980
We granted the State leave to appeal from an order of the appellate court (76 Ill. App.3d 210) dismissing its interlocutory appeal from a pretrial order that "suppressed" certain evidence the State intended to introduce at trial. The...
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