Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol (DUI) – NOT GUILTY AFTER TRIAL

The Chicago Police Department attempted stopped my client for driving through a stop sign. After they activated their overhead lights, my client continued driving while he was drifting into a different lane and then back to his original lane. The officer detected a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, slurred speech and bloodshot/glassy eyes. My client admitted to drinking a couple of cups of Hennessy Cognac. The officers observed a 1/2 full bottle of Hennessy in the back seat of my clients vehicle. My client submitted to and and failed each and every one of the field sobriety tests given to him. The Defendant was then very unsteady on his feet and needed to be supported by the officer so he would fall and hurt himself. The case went to trial. I got the officer to admit that his police reports were different that what he testified to. On cross-exam I got him to admit that he did not conduct the field sobriety tests as he was taught in the police academy and therefore my clients results were not accurate to determine if he was under the influence of alcohol. The judge did not believe the officer and found my client NOT GUILTY OF DUI.