Please contact and retain an experienced criminal defense attorney as soon as possible. A penitentiary sentence is normally the statutory minimum sentence for residential burglary in Illinois. You were either convicted of a lesser crime or were sentenced to a drug/alcohol treatment program as a condition for probation to be an allowed sentence for residential burglary.
Either way, being arrested for DUI while on felony probation is a very serious matter. Only an attorney familiar with your background, your prior charge and sentence and the facts of the case can best and fully advise you. The mere asking of a legal question on the internet does not constitute an attorney-client relationship and is clearly not a confidential conversation. Please retain experienced counsel.
Lori G. Levin
Attorney at Law
180 N. LaSalle, Suite 4700
Chicago, IL 60601
312-972-3756
levin@lorilevinlaw.com
www.lorilevinlaw.com
Answered on Jul 27th, 2012 at 7:16 AM