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Articles From Adam M. Miller

Defendant’s Disappearing Act Yields No Evidentiary Magic By Adam M. Miller Traffic Laws and Courts, January 2026 A case summary of People v. Talley, 2025 IL App (4th) 250432-U, and practical implications for the timeline of evidence preservation and discovery requests. 
Officer Procuring Keys From Driver Does Not Equate to Arrest By Adam M. Miller Traffic Laws and Courts, August 2024 A summary and analysis of People v. Pellegrino.
Retrial in DUI Not Barred by Double Jeopardy as Sufficiency of Evidence Not Considered By Adam M. Miller Traffic Laws and Courts, September 2022 A summary and analysis of People v. Kotlarchik.
Detective Sworn Report Not Fatal: People v. Raupp, 2020 IL App (2d) 190309 By Adam M. Miller Traffic Laws and Courts, October 2020 On February 20, 2020 the second district appellate court reversed a trial court’s decision to rescind a statutory summary suspension based on a defective sworn report and the resulting statutorily deficient notice.
Fortifying one’s castle: People v. Santovi, 2014 IL App (3d) 130075 By J. Brick Van Der Snick & Adam M. Miller Traffic Laws and Courts, February 2015 The Third District Appellate Court recently reinforced the constitutional protections afforded to a person in his or her home.

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