FEBRUARY 2014, KANKAKEE COUNTY

NOT GUILTY

Client was arrested in Bradley for DUI after she drove through a roadblock. The arresting officer berated the client during the traffic stop and insisted that she smelled strongly of alcohol, even as the client attempted to explain that she had not been drinking. At trial, Mr. Hiatt questioned the officer’s temperament and methods and called witnesses to demonstrate that the client had not consumed alcohol the night of the arrest. A jury returned a not guilty verdict after deliberating for less than an hour.