Legal Question in DUI Law in Illinois

Re: Felony reduced to a misdeamenor

If the felony was indeed reduced to a misdemeanor, then your answer is no. There would seem to be some small confusion however since in Illinois there is no Class D felony. Felonies are classed by numbers in Illinois. For more information about the Illinois felony process please visit our website at http://www.shestokas.com/Felony.html

Re: Felony reduced to a misdeamenor

You will know by the wording of the conviction or plea agreement if you have a felony. One tip is whether the court had the power to send you to jail for at least a year (even if it chose not to).

Re: Felony reduced to a misdeamenor

If, by the time you either plead guilty or were found guilty, the charge was a misdemeanor and not a felony, then you would not need to answer "yes" to the question of whether you've been convicted of a felony, at least as the question relates to the DUI case you mentioned in your question. You have not been convicted of a felony until a) you are charged with a felony; and b) the judge enters an order or judgment of conviction on that felony charge. If the case was reduced to a misdemeanor, then you should only have a conviction for a misdemeanor, not a felony.