CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILTY AFTER OFFICERS’ TESTIMONY IS SUCCESSFULLY IMPEACHED

November 20, 2001 | People v. Allen H. Allen H. believed that he had been wrongly charged with a DUI after he had been involved in a motor vehicle accident on Chicago ‘s north side. At trial, attorney Harold L. Wallin was able to successfully impeach the testimony of both the Chicago sergeant and the Read More

CLIENT WHO SCORED 0.22 ON BREATH TEST HAS CASE DISMISSED!

September 5, 2001 | People v. Richard S. Because it was his second arrest for DUI, Richard S. was facing mandatory revocation of his license after being arrested following an automobile accident in Broadview , Illinois . The case looked bad for him because he had scored 0.22 on the breath test. First, attorney Wallin Read More

TRUCK DRIVER VINDICATED AFTER TRIAL!

July 25, 2001 | People v. Marek S. Marek S., a truck driver, had been working almost non-stop for 24 hours before he accompanied his family to a party. While at the party he had one beer. His 18 year old daughter was going to drive the family home, but she was afraid to pull Read More

CASE DISMISSED FOR CLIENT WHO SCORED 0.158 ON THE BREATH TEST

June 19, 2001 | People v. Minnie K. After Minnie K. was involved in a motor vehicle accident, she went with the other driver to a nearby police station to file a report. While at the station, an officer had a “hunch” that Ms. K. might be under the influence of alcohol. He asked Ms. Read More

2-FER! CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILTY IN 2 SEPARATE CASES IN 2 COUNTIES WITHIN 2 MONTHS

June 6, 2001 | People v. Robert P. CASE I: June 6, 2001 : People v. Robert P. (Cook County) Robert P. was driving home from an afternoon at an Indiana casino boat when he was pulled over by a Chicago police officer for driving 30 miles over the speed limit. The officer claimed in Read More

CLIENT WHO SCORED 0.14 ON THE BREATH TEST HAS HIS CASE THROWN OUT!

October 2, 2000 | People v. Corey A. Corey A. went out to a nightclub with his friends and drank a few beers. He didn’t think he was intoxicated, so he took the breath test — only to score 0.14, nearly twice the legal limit. Because of his driving background, his driver’s license would be Read More

JUDGE THROWS OUT SUSPENSION – “THIS IS NOT RUSSIA!”

September 19, 2000 | People v. Abelino A. Attorney Harold L. Wallin reports another victory for one of his clients. Abelino was stopped by a Chicago police officer for going through a red light. After the police flashed their mars lights, Abelino pulled over and made a proper stop. He then exited his vehicle without Read More

NO PROOF OF DRIVING MEANS CASE DISMISSED!

July 11, 2000 | People v. Vincent S.: A Traffic Court Judge dismissed all charges against a client, including his statutory summary suspension, after Attorney Wallin argued that the prosecution had failed to prove that his client either had driven or was in actual physical control of his vehicle, because even though Mr. S. was Read More

BREATH TEST RESULTS SUPPRESSED LEADS TO CLIENT FOUND NOT GUILTY!

June 13, 2000 | People v. Alfonzo A.: Although this client scored 0.12 on the breath test, Attorney Wallin successfully argued that the breath analysis machine was improperly calibrated, leading to a ruling that the prosecution could not use the results. At trial, a Traffic Court Judge ruled that the prosecution had not met its Read More

BOGUS DRUG CHARGE EXPOSED!

May 15, 2000 | People v. James S. When Mr. S. scored a 0.07 on the breath test, he thought the officer would let him go. Instead, he was shocked to find out that he was now charged with being under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs! At trial, Attorney Wallin’s cross-examination proved that Read More