Legal Question in DUI Law in Illinois

Re: cook county dui/ bridgeview

You technically shouldn't miss the court date. However, if your lawyer explains to the judge that you will lose your job he/ she will be pissed but probably won't place a warrant for your arrest. Even if he does he will continue the warrant until the next court date to allow you to appear and show to the court that you really do care about your case.

The PD is rcorrect though. You do not have a right to miss court even if your attorney appears. The judge sees it as you are out of jail pending trial. You don't have to have a job or freedom.

All this being said I have appeared and explained your circumstances to the judge who reluctantly continued the case with out a warrant.

I am very good at DUIs so call me if you need help.

Michael A. Perez

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Re: cook county dui/ bridgeview

Your PD is correct in explaining that you do not have the right to miss court. There may be a way to address the matter however. The case can be advanced from Thursday to Tuesday (the same day as your evaluation). This way you can still make it to court and the evaluation and only miss one day of work that week. Your court date then could be rescheduled for the next month and you would not run the danger of having a warrant issued for your arrest. I was formerly a State's Attorney in the Bridgeview Courthouse and now that it is possible to have the case brought into court the same day. There will be a general illegal substance check on the date of the evaluation from alcohol to all illegal drugs. If you have further questions, the office number is 630-257-8280.