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Drug Possession

New marijuana legislation comes before Illinois General Assembly

A person’s life can be vastly impacted if they are accused and found guilty of possessing marijuana here in Illinois. This is even the case for small amounts. A first offense of possessing 30 grams or less of marijuana is a misdemeanor offense under state law. The penalties for such a first offense vary, but can be up to a twelve-month jail sentence. Depending on the specific amount involved, accusations of a second offense of...

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Search and Seizure

Searches incident to an arrest

One of the things that evidence in a drug case sometimes comes from is a search police conducted of the suspect’s person. It is worth noting that there are multiple situations in which police are allowed to conduct a search of a person without a warrant. One of these situations is when an officer has just arrested an individual. Searches police conduct of a person right after arresting them are generally called searches incident to...

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Drug Sales and Distribution

What is ‘delivery’ of an illegal drug?

Under Illinois law, there are many different types of illegal drug conduct. One such type is delivery of an illegal drug. Today, we will discuss what exactly constitutes illegal drug delivery here in Illinois. According to Illinois law, a person “delivers” an illegal drug if they do one of the following three things: Actually transfer possession of an illegal drug. Constructively transfer such possession. Attempt to transfer such possession. An important thing to note is...

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Search and Seizure

What is the ‘fruit of the poisonous tree’ doctrine?

If police obtained evidence by violating a person’s Fourth Amendment rights (such as by performing an illegal search and seizure), it is possible that the evidence will be deemed off-limits for use in a criminal prosecution. This is due to the exclusionary rule, which we discussed in a post a couple months back. However, an unconstitutional action by police can render more evidence inadmissible than just the evidence directly acquired by it. This is due...

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