Source: https://www.dui-illinois-attorney.com/Articles/Recent-Developments-in-Illinois-DUI-Law.shtml
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 11:40:12+00:00

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In People v. Schambow, 305 Ill. App. 3d 763, 279 Ill. Dec. 525 (2d Dist. 1999), the Court, while reversing the outright rescission of a summary suspension, suggested that the appropriate sanction would be to bar the state from presenting evidence obtained by the officer as a result of the dispatch.
Practice Tip: The evidentiary foundation for an officer’s opinion as to whether one is under the influence of drugs should also apply to a motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence.
In People v. Vasquez, Slip op. 2-98-0800 (decided 2-1-2000), (2d Dist. 2000), the Appellate Court reversed a conviction for DUI and reckless homicide, finding that the State’s failure to provide court ordered discovery requested by defendant, thereby causing a delay in trial, was a delay attributable to the State. This case distinguishes other cases that normally hold that motions filed by a defendant toll the speedy trial period.
In People v. Hruza, 2-99-0389 (decided 3-17-2000), (2d Dist. 2000), the Court held that an officer’s erroneous statement to a grand jury that defendant had failed all of the field sobriety tests, was insufficient to cause the DUI indictment to be dismissed in light of the officer’s additional testimony that the defendant’s car swerved and describing the defendant’s physical appearance (i.e. odor of alcohol and bloodshot eyes). The Court viewed its role in reviewing grand jury proceedings as extremely limited.
Also, the Court found that the introduction of electronically transmitted abstracts as prima facie evidence of a revocation of a charge of driving while license revoked, was not a violation of the ex post facto law, even though the law was not enacted until after the date of offense. The Court found the enactment did not lessen the State’s evidentiary burden at trial. Further, the Court noted that defendant had the opportunity to rebut the facts but did not do so.
In People v. Ernst, slip op. 2-98-1489 (decided 2-16-2000), (2d Dist. 2000), the Appellate Court reversed a motion to quash arrest. The trial court had ruled that Defendant’s emergency health care providers had improperly reported the Defendant’s blood alcohol results to the police in violation of the physician-patient privilege.
On review, the Court held that direct disclosure of blood alcohol tests to law enforcement personnel under 11-501. 4-1(a) did not violate the physician-patient privilege. The court also rejected defendant’s argument that disclosure of medical records without judicial supervision was improper, distinguishing itself from the case of Village of Arlington Heights v. Bartelt , 211 Ill. 2d 747, 750 (1991), and others.
In Village of Bloomingdale v. Meline, slip op. 2-99-0215 (2d Dist 1999), (decided 12-28-99), the Appellate Court held that the defendant failed to make out a prima facie case for rescission on the basis of a walkie talkie in the testing room. The court held that unless the walkie talkie was "on", no violation of the operating procedures had occurred.
In People v. Gray, 304 Ill. App. 3d 124 (3rd Dist. 1999), the Court held that an informants tip alone can constitute the basis for a stop of a vehicle when every detail of the tip was corroborated. Practice Note: this case did not involve an anonymous tip, and the informant herein was previously known to the officer.

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