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. Flatt - 10/17/1980
Rehearing denied November 26, 1980.
This case involves the right of the State to appeal from an interlocutory order in a criminal case. Specifically, the question presented is whether the trial court order appealed...
People v. Hester - 9/16/1980
Defendant, John J. Hester, appeals from his conviction of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501). After the...
People v. Hart - 9/16/1980
Defendant was charged by information with the offense of reckless conduct which occurred on July 29, 1979. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 12-5.) Motions to suppress statements and to suppress evidence were heard and they were...
Holda v. County of Kane - 9/11/1980
Defendant, the County of Kane, appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict by the Circuit Court of Kane County, Illinois, which awarded plaintiff, Arthur J. Holda, $175,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive...
People v. Marbly - 6/17/1980
Defendant Wendell P. Marbly was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to property and driving on the left side of a roadway (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95 1/2,...
Collins v. Bd. of Fire & Police Comm'rs - 6/2/1980
Plaintiff, Roger Collins, appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court of De Kalb County affirming an administrative review (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110, par. 264 et seq.), the decision of the defendant, Board of Fire and Police...
People v. Jordan - 4/25/1980
Mr. JUSTICE TRAPP delivered the opinion of the court:
Upon bench trial, defendant was convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and driving while his operator's license was suspended. (Ill. Rev. Stat....
People v. Bradley - 4/18/1980
driving under the influence of drugs, (2) unlawful possession of a hypodermic needle and syringe, and (3) unlawful possession of phenobarbital, a schedule IV controlled substance. After trial, she was acquitted on the first count and...
People v. Malloy - 4/16/1980
This appeal presents solely a question of statutory construction. The facts are not controverted.
On December 9, 1977, defendant was arrested by an Illinois State police officer for driving while intoxicated. Defendant refused to...
People v. Younge - 4/15/1980
The defendant, who was charged with having committed the offense of driving while license revoked, in violation of 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-303), waived his right to a trial by jury,...
People v. Brant - 4/2/1980
The defendant, Kim Brant, was charged by uniform traffic citation on September 16, 1978, with driving while intoxicated in violation of section 11-501(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a))...
People v. Hahn - 3/26/1980
On June 29, 1978, the defendant was arrested and issued a uniform traffic citation charging him with driving while his license was suspended and revoked. On July 26, 1978, he appeared in court and was advised of the charge, the maximum...
People v. Gaskins - 2/29/1980
Defendant was indicted for murder, armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping and theft in the disappearance and death of Taweeyos Sirikul. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, pars. 9-1, 18-2, 10-2(a)(3) and 16-1(a)(1).) The trial court allowed...
City of Pekin v. Ross - 2/7/1980
This is an appeal from a conviction for resisting a peace officer in violation of section .033 of chapter 21 of the Pekin Municipal Ordinances. On December 8, 1978, at about 11:45 p.m. police officer Deral Bates, in response to a call...
People v. Pifer - 12/31/1979
Defendant, Thomas Pifer, appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Du Page County revoking his probation and from his subsequent sentence of two years' imprisonment.
By an order entered June 7, 1976, defendant was sentenced...
People v. Lenard - 12/26/1979
Defendant, Bennie Lenard, was charged with resisting a police officer, unlawful use of a weapon, failure to possess a valid firearm owner's identification card, driving while intoxicated, battery, transportation of alcoholic liquor,...
People v. Cepolski - 12/11/1979
Defendant, Felix Cepolski, along with his brother and co-defendant, Peter Cepolski, were charged by indictment with the rape and armed robbery of Mattie Kolwitz and the armed robbery of Richard Donta. During a bench trial in the...
People v. Haywood - 11/29/1979
Rehearing denied January 15, 1980.
Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to 14 to 25 years in prison. On appeal defendant contends he was ineffectively...
Giers v. Anten - 12/29/1978
Rehearing denied February 9, 1979.
Plaintiff appeals from an order of the trial court striking and dismissing counts III and IV of his complaint for failure to state causes of action. These counts seek recovery on theories of...
People v. Cassidy - 12/21/1978
Rehearing denied January 30, 1979.
On January 13, 1977, the defendant, Thomas V. Cassidy, was cited by a Peoria police officer for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and for making an improper left turn....
People v. Nikic - 12/4/1978
This is an appeal by the State from the ruling of the circuit court of McHenry County finding no probable cause to suspend the defendant's driver's license.
The defendant was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was taken...
Greene v. City of Chicago - 10/6/1978
Rehearing Denied December 1, 1978.
Following a bench trial in this action to recover damages for personal injuries, the circuit court of Cook County entered judgment in the amount of $750,000 in favor of plaintiff,...
City of Marquette Heights v. Clarkson - 9/20/1978
The defendant, John R. Clarkson, was convicted of driving while intoxicated in violation of an ordinance of the City of Marquette Heights following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County. He was sentenced to pay a fine of...
People v. Uselton - 9/19/1978
This appeal is from the judgment of the circuit court of Tazewell County, after a bench trial, finding defendant, James Uselton, guilty of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and sentencing him to two years probation...
People v. Johnson - 9/12/1978
Following a jury trial in Ogle County, the defendant, Jimmie R. Johnson, was found guilty of operating an automobile while his license was revoked in violation of section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 95...
People v. Sterling - 7/26/1978
Defendant, Willie H. Sterling, was charged with driving while intoxicated. He was found guilty by a jury and sentenced to a term of 6 months in the Cook County Department of Corrections. On appeal, he presents three issues: (1) whether...
People v. Mosley - 7/13/1978
The State appeals from an order of the trial court suppressing two tape recordings and the testimony of any person concerning either of the conversations contained therein. The principal issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred...
City of Decatur v. Curry - 12/3/1976
Defendants, the County of Macon, its county treasurer and the clerk of the circuit court, appealed from the judgment of the circuit court of Macon County entered in favor of plaintiff, the City of Decatur, in its action for declaratory...
People v. Lara - 12/2/1976
The issue in this case concerns the right of the State to appeal from an order suppressing evidence in a criminal case. On May 4, 1975, defendant Jose C. Lara was involved in a highway accident in Pontiac, Illinois. Thereafter he was...
People v. Johnson - 11/18/1976
Rehearing denied December 1, 1976.
The defendant, Earl Johnson, was convicted by the Circuit Court for the Sixth Judicial Circuit, De Witt County, of having control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating...
People v. Killian - 10/21/1976
Defendant was charged and found guilty in a jury trial of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 11-501 of the Motor Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501). Judgment was...
People v. Godbout - 10/12/1976
Maurice L. Godbout (hereinafter defendant) was charged with the separate offenses of improper lane usage and of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95 1/2, pars....
People v. Durflinger - 9/30/1976
Defendant was charged by complaint with driving while intoxicated in violation of section 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-303). On May 5, 1975, he appeared pro se and was convicted and...
People v. Bell - 9/2/1976
Defendant was arrested for driving while intoxicated (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501). At the hearing on defendant's refusal to submit to a breath test, the trial court allowed defendant's motion to suppress the...
City of East Peoria v. Harding - 7/29/1976
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Tazewell County finding the defendant, John Harding III, not guilty of driving while intoxicated. The charge is that of violating an ordinance of the City of East Peoria and the...
People v. Johnson - 7/28/1976
The defendant, George W. Johnson, was charged with driving a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquors and obstructing traffic. After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County he was found guilty on both charges...
People v. Koetzle - 7/22/1976
This is an appeal by defendant, Walter J. Koetzle, from a judgment entered by the circuit court of Saline County, pursuant to a jury verdict, finding him guilty of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and sentencing him...
People v. Remon - 7/14/1976
After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County on February 28, 1975, the defendant, S.T. Remon, was found guilty of unlawful use of weapons and failing to possess a State Firearm Owner's Identification Card. He was sentenced...
City of Pekin v. Oltman - 7/9/1976
This proceeding is an appeal from a judgment entered after a bench trial against the defendant-appellant, David Oltman, in the amount of $200 in an action brought by the City of Pekin for the violation of section 14-802 ("Driving While...
People v. Klingenberg - 12/29/1975
The defendant was arrested and charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501). While in custody, the...
People v. Dawson - 12/3/1975
Defendant plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Peoria County and was sentenced to a term of from three to nine years in the penitentiary. The sole question raised on appeal is whether the sentence is...
People v. Leffew - 11/26/1975
The defendant was indicted for involuntary manslaughter as a result of an automobile accident in which he allegedly drove through a stop sign and hit the victim's car broadside.
The defendant was slightly injured and was taken to...
People v. Marbley - 11/26/1975
Defendant, Jasper Marbley, was charged in a three count indictment with the offenses of armed robbery, unlawful use of weapons, and unlawful use of weapons within five years of his release from a penitentiary. During the pendency of...
People v. Guynn - 11/21/1975
Defendant Wilbur Guynn appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Iroquois County finding him guilty of the offense of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor in violation of section 11-501 of the...
City of Rockford v. Badell - 11/6/1975
This is an appeal by the city of Rockford from an order of the circuit court sustaining the defendant's motion for a directed verdict in an implied consent hearing under the provisions of section 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code...
People v. Toler - 10/7/1975
Defendant, Junior Toler, was convicted of driving while intoxicated, for which he was fined $500 and sentenced to 2 years' probation, conditioned on his serving 90 days in the Illinois State Penal Institution at Vandalia. From his...
People v. Eickelman - 10/6/1975
After a bench trial in Franklin County, defendant was convicted of driving while intoxicated and driving while his license was revoked. Following a sentencing hearing, defendant was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment on each...
People v. Greenfield - 8/14/1975
Defendant appeals a judgment and sentence of 10 to 30 years imposed by the Circuit Court of Macon County upon a jury verdict of guilty of attempt to commit murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, pars. 8-4 and 9-1). Grounds for reversal...
People v. Jones - 8/6/1975
Defendant, George Washington Jones, Jr., was indicted by a Kane County grand jury on counts of burglary with intent to commit rape and attempted rape. Following a jury trial defendant was found not guilty of burglary and guilty of...
People v. Winfield - 7/14/1975
Following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Kankakee County, Herman Winfield, defendant-appellant, was found guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and of disobeying a traffic signal. On appeal,...
People v. Cooper - 7/10/1975
This is an appeal by the defendant, Michael Charles Cooper, from a judgment of conviction entered by the circuit court of Franklin County on a jury's verdict of guilty to the charge of voluntary manslaughter, a lesser included offense...
People v. Mccollough - 5/29/1974
Rehearing denied June 28, 1974.
One count of an indictment returned against the defendant, Horace H. McCollough, charged him with involuntary manslaughter; the other charged him with reckless homicide. Both counts recited in...
People v. Liddell - 5/17/1974
This is an appeal by the State from an order vacating the suspension of defendant's driver's license.
On appeal, the State contends that (1) the Illinois implied consent statute, sec. 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (S.H.A....
People v. Rife - 4/18/1974
Walter Rife was found guilty of burglary and theft after a jury trial. He was sentenced to 20 to 50 years in the penitentiary on the burglary count and here appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction petition.
On June 24,...
People v. Schmidt - 3/29/1974
The defendant, Alice L. Schmidt, was arrested for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code, section 11-501 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501). She sought pretrial...
People v. Quinn - 3/21/1974
Rehearing denied April 22, 1974.
Defendant was arrested and given a citation for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. At the police station she was informed of her "implied consent" to take breath analysis tests to...
People v. Ritzert - 3/8/1974
After a jury found the defendant, John Ritzert, guilty of driving while intoxicated, his driving privileges were revoked and he was fined $350, plus costs of $53.40.
For purpose of decision, we consider only one assigned error —...
People v. Gaspich - 2/6/1974
Thomas Gaspich, the defendant, was charged by indictment returned by the grand jury of Will County with having committed the crime of indecent liberties with a child. The defendant tendered and the trial court accepted a plea of guilty...
People v. Robinson - 2/1/1974
In a prosecution for the offense of burglary the jury returned a verdict of guilty and the defendant was sentenced for a period of 3 to 7 years in the penitentiary. Defendant appeals contending that (1) the evidence was insufficient to...
People v. Ash - 1/10/1974
Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501(a)). He appeals from the judgment and the fine imposed in the amount of $150. The...
People v. Cantrell - 10/16/1973
The defendant, Ben Cantrell, after a jury trial, was convicted of the murder of Ellen Willis a/k/a Ellen Cantrell. Following a hearing in aggravation and mitigation, he was sentenced to a term of 14 to 25 years.
The testimony at...
People v. Johnson - 8/8/1973
Winfred B. Johnson (hereinafter referred to as defendant) was arrested on May 20, 1971, for a traffic violation and charged with a U-turn violation and failure to carry a driver's license. He was searched and an unregistered gun and...
People v. Robinson - 7/27/1973
Rehearing denied August 13, 1973.
OFFENSES CHARGED.
Involuntary manslaughter. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 9-3(a).) Driving under the influence of alcohol. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 95 1/2, par. 144(47).)...
People v. Berlin - 4/28/1971
The defendant, Johnny Berlin, was indicted on charges of armed robbery and robbery. After a trial by jury, he was convicted of robbery and sentenced to serve 10 to 15 years in the penitentiary.
On appeal, he contends that the...
People v. Meskan - 4/13/1971
Rehearing denied June 1, 1971.
On October 17, 1969, William Meskan, defendant, having waived a jury, and acting as his own attorney, was convicted, in a bench trial, of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor...
People v. Douglas - 2/4/1971
Defendant Jack Douglas appeals from a judgment of conviction entered in a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Randolph County for driving while intoxicated in violation of Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, Chap. 95 1/2, par. 144, for which he was...
People v. Tucker - 1/26/1971
A jury found defendant guilty of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. He was fined $100.00 and his driver's license was revoked. Defendant appeals from the judgment on the verdict and initially...
People v. Williams - 11/10/1969
This cause is before us on an appeal by the People of the State of Illinois, from a ruling of the trial court granting motion of defendant, Jessie L. Williams, to suppress a blood test. Defendant Williams was charged with...
People v. Foster - 9/10/1969
Rehearing denied October 24, 1969.
Defendant, Earl J. Foster, was charged with the offenses of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and making an improper U-turn. After a bench trial, he was found guilty of...
People v. Casa - 6/30/1969
The defendant, Vincente M. Casa, was convicted of violating section 47 of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic (Ill Rev Stats 1965, c 95 1/2, § 144), in that he was driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor...
People v. Mckenzie - 11/21/1967
This is an appeal from judgments entered by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County on pleas of guilty by the defendant, Ray McKenzie, to the charges of Driving While Intoxicated in violation of chapter 95 1/2, section 47, Ill Rev...
People v. Harges - 10/30/1967
The defendant, Essau Harges, was charged with (1) negligent driving; (2) driving without an operator's license, and (3) operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The jury found the defendant not guilty of...
People v. Schulewitz - 9/25/1967
Defendant was charged with driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, in violation of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic (Ill Rev Stats 1961, c 95 1/2). Upon a plea of not guilty and waiver of a jury,...
People v. Van Bussum - 6/30/1966
Rehearing denied September 12, 1966.
Defendant, Gerald Van Bussum, was indicted and tried for the offenses of involuntary manslaughter and reckless homicide, and was found guilty by a jury of involuntary manslaughter....
People v. Lees - 6/8/1965
Rehearing denied June 28, 1965.
This appeal comes from a judgment entered April 20, 1964, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Criminal Division, finding the appellants, James Lees and Peter Loonam guilty of the crime of...
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