by Tatiana Czaplicki | Mar 23, 2012 | Criminal Laws, DUI, Traffic Law
An important decision, because sadly, there are way too many attorneys out there, both new and seasoned, who are not experienced in criminal law and who don’t understand and/or fully explain the consequences of a plea of guilty to their criminal clients. Whether...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Aug 25, 2011 | Criminal Laws
As a follow up to an earlier post this week on eyewitness testimony, the New Jersey Supreme Court has issued new rules regarding eyewitness identifications. They have acknowledged a lack of reliability in some eyewitness testimony and are now mandated to provide an...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Aug 24, 2011 | Criminal Laws
Recently, the Illinois Supreme Court found that a driver can be found criminally liable for having any amount of marijuana within their urine or bloodstream at any time. Basically, having traces in either blood or urine renders you intoxicated and unable to drive....
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Aug 23, 2011 | Criminal Laws
In more than 2,000 studies published in professional journals over the past 30 years, social science research has shown that eyewitness testimony isn’t a slam dunk for the Prosecution. Memory is fragile and can be affected by stressful situations which can...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Dec 29, 2010 | Criminal Laws
A little less then a year ago, the Chicago Tribune did an expose on people who like to drive fast. As in 40+mph over the speed limit. In legal terms, that offense is Aggravated Speeding. It used to be, that if you had a clean traffic history, that both the State and...
by Tatiana Czaplicki | Sep 7, 2010 | Criminal Laws, Traffic Law
Fines for traffic violations (which include speeding) are set to increase on September 15, 2010. As if the current fine and fee structure weren’t high enough, the powers that be claim that the fines haven’t increased since 1992. Not sure I find that...
