Jan 30, 2015
http://illinoiscaselaw.com/illegal-search-and-seizure-cop-pulls-gun/
Illegal search and seizure results after a cop pulls a gun on a lady. If the officer had a reason to be so aggressive, he certainly did not articulate it for the record. In a hearing on a defense motion to suppress, failure of the officer to...
Jan 27, 2015
http://www.illinoiscaselaw.com/possible-prosecutorial-misconduct
Serious possible prosecutorial misconduct is being litigated in the Third Distrcit, but there appears to be a definite discovery violation. Podcast Episode 047 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast discusses a case where the issue at hand involves weather...
Jan 22, 2015
http://IllinoisCaseLaw.com/illinois-controlled-substance-act-stipulation-goes-wrong
The Illinois controlled substance act determines a person’s sentence depending on the weight of “any substance containing cocaine”. In podcast episode 046 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast, I discuss a case involving a stipulation...
Jan 20, 2015
I created a mini Illinois case law review 2014. As you know, I have
been reading, summarizing, and reporting on Illinois criminal case
law for the entire year in 2014.
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I took the liberty to create a case list featuring the top 10 lawyer mistakes cited in 2014 Illinois...
Jan 16, 2015
http://IllinoisCaseLaw.com/impossibility-defense-an-affirmative-defense
The Impossibility Defense is an affirmative defenses that must be
raised in the first instance by the accused. The burden shifts to
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