Articles Posted in motion to quash

This firm’s client was headed home from a Pantera concert in Chicago with his four friends when he was pulled over by the Illinois State Police on I-94 for speeding. When the officer approached the driver (our client), the officer detected a “strong odor of cannabis” coming from the vehicle. When the officer asked our…

The general assumption is that one cannot resist even an unlawful arrest. And that is based upon a reading of 720 ILCS 5/7-7 which states that “a person is not authorized to use force to resist an arrest.” And that applies to an arrest which is unlawful. That would seem to conclusively resolve any uncertainty.…