Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois

Can a Noelle case be used against someone for new charges?

Can a traffic case in be Noelle pros after

4 months from traffic tickets and then

turned into a municipal case and then

an indictment criminal case?


Asked on 11/16/08, 5:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

George Zuganelis Zuganelis & Zuganelis, Attorneys at Law, P.C.

Re: Can a Noelle case be used against someone for new charges?

Yes. If this is a misdemeanor, the state has 18 months to file charges. If it's a felony, the state has 36 months to file charges. There is no double jeapordy here, since you were not put in jeapordy the first time. Please call for further information.

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Answered on 11/18/08, 5:22 pm


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