People v. Walker, 2018 IL App (4th) 170877 (September). Episode 536 (Duration 10:58)
Turns out we’ve been misreading the “proper turn” statute all along. [Read more…]
Mistake Of Law Doctrine Requires A Genuinely Ambiguous Law
In re Maurice J., 2018 IL App (1st) 172123 (June). Episode 506 (Duration 8:18)
Officer not knowing the traffic law he says he was enforcing is not the same as being reasonably confused about the law. [Read more…]
Maybe All Traffic Laws Are Susceptible to Mistaken Interpretation By The Police: Mistake Of Law On When To Use A Turn Signal
People v. Theus, 2016 IL App (4th) 160139 (September). Episode 238 (Duration 8:47)
Car is stopped for jerking to the left when the single lane road opens up into 2 lanes. [Read more…]
Traffic Stop Based on Reasonable Mistake of Law is Not Illegal
See People v. Gaytan, 2015 IL 116223 (May). Episode 073 (Duration 21:40)
It turns out that a traffic stop based on reasonable mistake of law is not illegal. What happens when a police officer stops a car [Read more…]