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Posted on Feb 17, 2015 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Under two separate bills introduced by the General Assembly, adults over 21 would be able to possess small amounts of marijuana without fear of arrest or prosecution. The first in their class, these ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
In 2008, two off duty Chicago police officers were killed. Their deaths were allegedly caused by the gunfire between two rival gangs fighting the over the right to sell heroin at a nearby ...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
In Illinois, many instances marijuana possession are meant to result in a ticket instead of a criminal arrest, thanks to a new law passed just a couple years ago. This not only means that a person ...
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Posted on May 27, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Thursday, May 22, a man was arrested on suspicion of retail theft in the thousands of dollars. He was in the car as officers waited for a tow truck to pick up the suspect's alleged getaway ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
While other states recognize medical marijuana, and are even changing how DUI laws are interpreted in light of marijuana's legality, no form of marijuana is legal in Illinois. This means that if ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Last week, on Monday, February 24, the Cook County Sheriff's Office was tipped off that there was a methamphetamine lab at a residence outside of LaGrange. When police arrived, they reported ...
Continue reading "Illinois Man Wearing "Breaking Bad" T-Shirt Is Arrested a Second Time on Charges of Running a Meth Lab" »
Posted on Feb 3, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
At the end of a two-year drug probe, a family nurse practitioner has been accused of giving out illegal prescriptions; he was arrested Tuesday, January 28. He faces charges of forgery and unlawful ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
On Friday, January 10, a man was arrested in Chicago for allegedly trafficking cocaine, after he was pulled over by an officer for driving while talking on his cellphone. The amount of narcotics ...
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Posted on Jan 8, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Monday, December 30, detectives from the Lake County Sheriff's office arrested two men for using Craigslist to advertise fake drugs. According to the police, the pills the men were attempting to ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2014 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
According to an Associated Press Report, on Tuesday, December 31, sheriff's deputies made two arrests in southern Illinois after they saw drug manufacturing tools in the front yard of a house. The ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2013 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Drug distribution charges can cover the sale, delivery, manufacture, trafficking, and even possession with intent to sell of a controlled substance. Excepting in some cannabis -related charges, this ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2013 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Each state has its own classification of drugs, drugs that range from those with no medical purpose to those with some acknowledged medical purpose, from those that pose a high risk of abuse and ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2013 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Chicago police recovered more than $1.2 million worth of narcotics in the Chicago Lawn District last Wednesday, October 2. Four guns were also seized; two of them had been reported as stolen. Officers ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2013 By Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
In a greatly anticipated announcement this Monday, Attorney General Eric Holder declared that he is seeking to remove mandatory minimum sentences for many low-level drug offenders. This could lead the ...
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Posted on May 23, 2013 By Chicago Criminal Defense Lawyer
Being in possession of an unauthorized prescription drug can lead to severe consequences in Illinois. Possession of drugs that are illegal without a valid prescription is considered to be a serious ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2013 By The Law Offices of Michael P. Schmiege
Many people have heard of the countless cases of personal injury lawsuits against nursing homes for abuse and neglect. Many of these facilities are sued for hefty amounts of money in order to ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
According to NBC Chicago, two alleged leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel are schedule to appear in a Chicago court sometime in the near future. At Tuesday’s status hearing, a federal ...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
The Chicago Tribune is calling it the largest pot seizure in the city; local and federal authorities located and confiscated a grand total of eight pounds of marijuana in a recent seizure in Chicago. ...
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Posted on May 26, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
The Chicago Police Department announced earlier this year that it was taking a tough stance on drug crimes committed in the city. Since that announcement, a commission was established and it is ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
In order to tackle gang activity in Chicago, Illinois, area police have been working overtime conducting covert operations. Two street gangs were targeted last week, leading to the arrest of 45 people ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
The west side of Chicago has gained a notorious reputation over the past few decades. Recently, police targeted a specific area of the west side and were successful in detaining twelve people for a ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Now that synthetic marijuana is illegal in the state of Illinois, the sale of it is also a crime. Two men learned that the hard way when they were arrested for possessing over $1 million worth of fake ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
Even though New York City is constantly battling threats of terrorism and other serious crimes, state officials are still concerned with marijuana. According to recent statistics, the business of ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
One man thought he could escape charges of possession by swallowing drugs during his arrest. This did not work well for him, as he choked on the drugs and died. According to the medical examiner on ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Law Office of Michael P. Schmiege, PC
A Chicago physician who offered to trade prescription drugs on Craigslist was charged with handing out Xanax, Oxycontin drugs in exchange for sex, law enforcement said today. Pediatric neurologist was ...
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