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Articles From Ted Hammel

Expunge in Illinois Means to Physically Destroy the Records –Springfield, We May Have a Problem By Ted Hammel Traffic Laws and Courts, May 2024 The statutory authority for expungement for misdemeanor driving under the influences cases is found in the Criminal Identification Act.
Private Property? Just Admit It: Request to Admit in Rescission Hearings By Ted Hammel, Terrence Wallace, & Kristen Messamore Traffic Laws and Courts, February 2023 In a summary suspension hearing, the defendant can challenge whether the arresting officer had reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant was driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway while under the influence of alcohol.
Go Six By Ted Hammel Criminal Justice, April 2020 Time constraints and pressures can be diminished considerably with a six-person jury, and there is no empirical evidence that a smaller jury renders different results.
Language May Be a Barrier, Except for Warning to Motorist By Ted Hammel Traffic Laws and Courts, February 2020 Last May, the third district appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision rescinding the statutory summary suspension on the grounds of inadequate warnings.

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