Criminal Conduct When Intoxicated
By Ted Hammel & Kristen Messamore
Traffic Laws and Courts,
January 2026
A person who is intoxicated (a/k/a voluntarily wasted) is usually responsible for their criminal conduct, but…the Illinois Supreme Court held in 2023 that evidence of voluntary intoxication may be used to attack a state's claim that defendant had requisite specific intent to commit charged offense.
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.
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