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If a police officer comes to your home to interview you, he or she may ask to enter and conduct a search.
Legally, you have the right to say no unless the officer has a search warrant or has reason to believe that you are harboring a suspect they are immediately pursuing. You can and should exercise this right, even if you feel that you have nothing to hide.
You have this right because law enforcement officers may [...]
If you get arrested in Chicago, it’s important to know your rights. An officer can arrest you if he or she sees you committing a crime, has probable cause that you committed a felony, or if he or she has a warrant for your arrest.
In this post, we’re going to tell you what not to do at your arrest, and how to get help if you are charged with resisting or obstructing arrest.
You Cannot Use Force[...]
Crimes are classified both by the type and the severity of the offense. Felonies are considered more serious than misdemeanors, and in Illinois they typically carry a minimum of one year of incarceration. Even amongst felonies, though, there are degrees of seriousness.
Our state has five classes of felonies – Class 4, Class 3, Class 2, Class 1, and Class X. Among these, Class X felonies are the most serious recognized in Illinois with exception to first-degree murder. If [...]
If you have been charged with a crime in or around Chicago, you might wonder if you need a lawyer. If it’s worth it to hire someone to defend your or if you’re better off just taking your chances and hoping for the best.
Do not make that mistake.
Not getting an attorney to represent you is exactly what law enforcement officials want. Why? Because it gives them more control over what happens to you.
This is [...]
Recently, there have been a number of residential burglary charges filed in Chicago where the defendants were hit with multiple counts.
What does that mean?
In this post, we’ll describe the residential burglary laws in Illinois and their penalties – including how multiple counts work, and what you can do to protect your rights if you are charged with this crime.
First let’s look a couple of those recent cases.
Recent Chicago Burglary Cases
In [...]
