Expungement Lawyer

New Law Broadly Expands Sealing of Criminal Records

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Clear your Criminal Record

NEW LAWS have recently been enacted in Illinois! Nearly all felony convictions qualify for sealing. More than a million Illinoisans are affected by this sweeping expansion. Here’s an update on the expansion, which allow convictions, which were previously unable to be sealed or expunged, to be sealed and/or expunged. In other words, they can be stricken from your record and will not need to disclosed for employment and other matters.

Please call our office for a free consultation to determine if you qualify.

(309) 797-9000

Hanna Law

Attorneys at law 1528 6th Avenue Moline, IL 61265

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Do you need a Rock Island DUI Lawyer?

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Rock Island DUI Lawyers Hanna Law is a DUI and Criminal Defense Law Firm.  As a legal defense team working side by side, we aspire to achieve the best possible result for our clients.

Our goal is simple – through hard work, and in-depth analysis into each case – provide our clients with the best result possible. We work hard to provide our clients with an honest assessment of their case. Our Law Firm takes pride in finding solutions that are investigative and informative. When our firm starts your case, the furthest thing from mind is a guilty plea – we defend our clients with the belief that they are innocent until proven guilty, maintain that until end result.

Our Criminal Defense law firm takes a modern approach to each case, while staying true to classic methods of advocating for our clients. We invest in cutting-edge technology and software, attending criminal defense seminars frequently, monitoring recent State and Supreme Court decisions to see if they apply to our current cases, working with forensic experts in the Criminal Defense Field (including: Doctors, former Police Officers, Chemists, and other attorneys across the nation), as well as having an extensive legal library in office. Our Criminal and DUI Defense Attorneys have also taken the same required courses law enforcement has to be certified in performing Standard Field Sobriety Tests, and other courses required for law enforcement in Driving Under the Influence (DUI/OWI/DWI) investigations. Our theory is, “if we know how to do it right, we can spot when they are doing it wrong.” By rethinking DUI and Criminal Defense, we strive to provide the best possible result through dedication, knowledge, and advocacy for our clients. We exist because we believe in quality representation and working hard for every client that walks through our door.

Traffic Attorney

Can I be charged with a DUI for Sleeping in My Car?

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Can I be charged with a DUI for Sleeping in My Car?

With the fourth of July just around the corner, a question or attorneys get is “Can I be charged with a DUI for Sleeping in My Car?” In Illinois you can be convicted for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) when your sleeping in your car or sitting in your car without the engine running.  Under Illinois law, the phrase “actual physical control” means that a person was in the vehicle with the ignition key and able to exercise physical control over the vehicle by starting the engine and causing the vehicle to move. It is not necessary that you be actually driving the vehicle to be guilty of DUI.  “Actual physical control” is defined as simply having the keys to the car in your possession.

This means if you are in your car and have the “ability” to start the car and cause it to move, you can be charged with DUI. If the car is parked, the engine is off, the keys are on the floorboard, and you are asleep, you still may be considered to have the “ability” to start the engine and cause the car to move.

DUI cases involving parked and disabled vehicles present unique facts. An attorney that primarily practices in DUI and Criminal Defense may be able to have the case dismissed.  As each case is unique Attorney Steve Hanna offers a free consultation to review your specific facts.

 

For any Drunk Driving, DUI, OWI, or DWI case in Rock Island County, Quad Cities, or the surrounding area, contact the Law Offices of Hanna Law at (309) 797-9000

To learn more about our legal services and how we can assist with your criminal law matter, give us a call: 309-797-9000

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Police Unlawfully Extended Traffic Stop in Cannabis Trafficking Arrest

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“Thulen yelled “[h]ey, no talking” at defendants, a plain example of “the use of language or tone of voice indicating that compliance with the officer’s request
might be compelled.” Id. at 553. Not only was Thulen’s statement made in a loud and controlling voice, but the substance of that statement was in the nature of an order, dictating what defendants may or may not do. Moreover, the order was accompanied by Thulen gesturing for Lee to come to him and, later, a direction that Lee look at Thulen. In a short span of time, toward the very beginning of the purportedly consensual portion of the stop, Thulen had thus made a number of demands of Lee. A reasonable person would not believe that he was allowed to leave the scene completely if he was not even allowed to speak to his friend.”

People v. Lee, 2018 IL App (3d) 170209 (2/5/18)Criminal Defense lawyer
The trial court properly suppressed evidence discovered while the police unlawfully
extended a traffic stop beyond its scope. After pulling over the vehicle for a traffic
violation and issuing a citation, the officers asked the occupants to wait while they
summoned a drug-sniffing dog. The State conceded that the officers lacked probable cause
or reasonable suspicion to extend the stop, having only a hunch that defendant was
transporting cannabis, but argued that any encounter after the issuance of the citation
was consensual because the officers told the defendant and his passenger they were free
to go. Analyzing the encounter under factors found in United States v. Mendenhall,
446 U.S. 544 (1980), the Appellate Court noted that the officers commanded the
defendant to stop talking and ordered him over to his car, actions which would cause
a reasonable person to believe he was not free to leave.

2018 DUI Laws Illinois

Illinois 2018 DUI Laws

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New Laws Concerning DUI in Illinois.

Effective January 1, 2018

 Enhanced penalties apply upon conviction for driving while revoked if the driver
is revoked for aggravated DUI that resulted in a death. The prosecution of an
Aggravated DUI resulting in the death of another person may be commenced at
any time.

Effective August 11, 2017

The Secretary of State shall be notified when a person has been convicted of or
received a court supervision for operating a snowmobile or watercraft while
under the influence of alcohol, drugs or intoxicating compounds.

Driving Under the Influence (DUI).

“Driving Under the Influence” is defined as operating a motor vehicle while impaired
by alcohol, other drugs, including cannabis (marijuana) prescribed for medical
purposes, or intoxicating compounds and methamphetamine. In Illinois, drivers
are legally considered to be under the influence if they have a blood-alcohol content
(BAC) of .08 or more, a tetrahydrocannabinol (cannabis) concentration (THC)
of either 5 nanograms or more per milliliter of whole blood or 10 nanograms or
more per milliliter of other bodily substance, have used any other controlled substance
or are impaired by medication.