Gullberg, Box & Rogers, LLC

11/11/2021

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10/28/2021

What Happens Following A DUI Arrest?
Following your arrest, the officer will take you in a squad car to the police station. There he will read you a warning and wait for 20 minutes to make sure you have not ingested or regurgitated any intoxicants. Then the officer will ask for you to blow into a breath analysis machine to record your BAC.
If you face DUI charges, call Gullberg, Box & Rogers LLC, at 309-734-1001 for guidance. Our experienced attorneys are willing and able to answer any of your DUI related questions and defend your rights.

DUI, Criminal Defense, Divorce, Parenting Time, Child Support.

10/07/2021

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF A CRIMINAL RECORD?
Your conviction likely will show up in a background check when you apply for a job, and your application may be turned down because employers don’t want to take a risk on someone with a criminal history.
You may lose your current job when your employers learn that you have a conviction, or when you have to take time off to serve a jail sentence.
You may be denied rental housing by landlords who don’t want to take the risk of renting to someone with a criminal history.
If your charge was a drug offense, you may lose eligibility for federal financial aid such as student loans or grants to pay for classes and may be unable to finish your degree and work in your career of choice.
Depending on the nature of your conviction, a criminal record may affect your custody or visitation rights to your children.
If you’re not an American citizen, a criminal record can result in the government denying your application for an immigration visa, green card, or citizenship. You may be deported.

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09/23/2021

Do Not Incriminate Yourself
If the officer believes you may have been drinking, they will try to collect information to support a DUI arrest. This information may include:

Answers you provide to the officer’s questions
Odor of alcohol on your breath or in your vehicle
Bloodshot eyes
Erratic driving
Confusion in finding your registration, insurance and driver’s license
Fumbling for documents
Slurred speech
Performance during field sobriety tests

09/08/2021

Do I Have To Get Out Of My Car If The Officer Asks Me To Do So?

No, but you must hand the officer your driver’s license and proof of insurance. You only have to get out of your car if the officer orders you to do so or tells you that you are under arrest. If the officer orders you to get out of your car, you have been seized. If the officer tells you that you are under arrest, then you must submit or risk the more serious charges of Obstruction of Justice or Resisting a Police Officer. Do not struggle or try to run away.

Even after being ordered out of the car or placed under arrest, you do not have to perform field sobriety tests, blow into a PBT, or any other breath test. In other words, do not resist the arrest, but also do not consent to sobriety tests.

If the officer orders you out of the car without placing you under arrest, he can only keep you there so long as to effectuate the purpose of the stop. You are not required to answer questions or complete field sobriety tests.

08/25/2021

Am I required to perform DUI tests if police ask?
While it is never a good idea to drive after you have had too much to drink, you should prepare yourself for the particular tests and questions a police officer may ask of you if you are ever pulled over on suspicion of drunk or impaired driving.

The breathalyzer test

Illinois was among the first states in the country to implement a law making 0.08 the legal limit for blood alcohol content. Now that is the federal limit across the country. One way police try to estimate your blood alcohol content, or BAC, is through a breathalyzer test. Police may ask you to blow into a tube after they pull you over on suspicion of drunk driving. You do not have to perform this test. It is your right to refuse, especially if you are not driving drunk or impaired.

Field sobriety tests

Other tests police may ask you to perform are subtler than the breathalyzer test. For example, the officer may make a simple request for you to follow the movement of his or her finger with your eyes. Officers use even these subtler tests to provide evidence for their assumption or suspicion that you are a drunk driver. You can refuse these tests as well. It is within your rights to do so. If the police arrest you, your refusal to perform these tests can help your case because you have a constitutional right for an attorney’s representation. Your attorney can determine the circumstances of your case and help build a strategic defense against your DUI charges.

08/04/2021

What factors determine your blood alcohol content (BAC)?
Your BAC is how much alcohol is in your bloodstream. A .08 percent BAC means you have 8 milligrams (mg) of alcohol in your system for every 10,000 mg of blood.

That number wasn’t chosen randomly. It’s based on extensive research into what a person’s BAC is when alcohol begins to impair their ability to safely operate a vehicle. Did you know that back in 1938, the most common BAC legal limit was .15 percent?

Everyone metabolizes alcohol differently. Two drinks for a 200-pound man probably won’t put his BAC anywhere near the legal limit. However, two drinks for a 100-pound woman will likely place her over that limit.

It’s not just a matter of size and weight. Men have more water in their bodies than women. That dilutes any alcohol they consume. Further, women have fewer stomach enzymes than men. That means they can’t break down the alcohol in their system as quickly.

A person’s body type — regardless of gender — also plays a role. Muscle absorbs more alcohol than fat. Therefore, two people of the same weight can absorb alcohol differently based on whether that weight is predominantly fat or muscle.

Other factors, such as your metabolic rate and stress level and impact how your body absorbs alcohol and how quickly it goes into your bloodstream. So can the amount of food in your stomach. Of course, many medications (legal and illegal) have a significant impact on a person’s reaction to alcohol.

How quickly you’re drinking impacts the rate at which the alcohol is absorbed into your system. If you down multiple drinks one after the other, the body has no time to absorb the alcohol.

You can’t make a guessing game out of your BAC or even look at a chart and determine what yours is at any given moment.

Breathalyzers aren’t error-proof. Neither are the officers who administer them. If you’re arrested for DUI, your attorney can investigate the test results and look at other options for defending you against the charges.

08/04/2021

Recent Verdict from Attorney Blaise Rogers: (Rock Island)Client was charged with Juvenile Neglect and Abuse: Restored fitness to my client and he was granted majority allocation of parenting time in the Family case.

07/28/2021

Kind words from a client: "I would 100% recommend this office. We hired Blaise for both of our custody cases and he did not disappoint. He was very responsive and professional. He answered our questions and concerns in a timely manner and did an awesome job explaining the whole process."

07/26/2021

Have you been arrested or investigated for a crime, but no charges have been filed yet?⚖️ We call this situation the “pre-charge” phase. There can be a variety of reasons why there can be a hold-up. It is important to consult with an attorney as soon as possible to take advantage of this time to begin the “pre-charge” process. 📞 Contact the attorneys at Gullberg, Box & Rogers today for a free consultation at 309-734-1001

07/22/2021

There is a lot of jargon that surrounds the legal system and all the charges that it hands out. It is easy to become confused about the different terms and, exactly, they mean. One great example of this are the terms “felony” and “misdemeanor”. Many people know that the two are different and that one is “worse” than the other, but if you ask them to nail down exactly what that difference is they will often find themselves hard pressed to do so. Fortunately, it is rather easy to break the differences down.

Are you looking for a skilled attorney with plenty of hands-on experience to help you with your felony or misdemeanor charges? Call the award winning attorneys at Gullberg, Box and Rodgers LLC

07/15/2021

Recent Verdict: Aggravated Battery of a Correction Office – Officer went to client’s cell to kick ass and ended up getting his ask kicked – NOT GUILTY based on self defense.
Disclaimer – every case has unique facts – wining on one set of facts is no guaranty that we would win on your case.