Richard Louis Fenbert

Protecting Client Rights With Strong Legal Advocacy

Year: 2014

Guilty Plea: What to expect?

People enter the criminal justice system from a variety of different backgrounds. Statistically, most people charged with drunk driving a.k.a. influenced driving a.k.a. driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol or a combination of both, are first time offenders...

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Arrest: Who?

Who gets arrested in Cook County?  How about DuPage County? Are more men arrested than women?  More Blacks than whites?  Some organizations keep a records of arrests, but generally it is difficult get precise numbers on the number of local, city or statewide arrests....

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Crimes: What is Robbery?

When I sit down with clients they are sometimes baffled by what they are charged with, especially, when the underlying conduct involves the taking of another person’s personal property. What is the difference between Robbery, Aggravated Robbery, Larceny, and Theft? In...

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Crimes: What Is a Burglary?

Most of the time defendants feel that they are overcharged and many times they are right. Other times, clients feel that their conduct was not as “bad” as the charge sounds. One example of this is burglary. In Illinois, Burglary is charged as 720 ILCS 5/19-1. 720 ILCS...

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Crimes: Assault

In Illinois, there are about 50 different “bodily harm” offenses described in the Illinois Compiled Statutes. For example, Assault, Aggravated assault, Battery, Aggravated battery, Aggravated Battery to a senior citizen, Domestic battery, Aggravated domestic battery,...

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