People v. Colon, 225 Ill.2d 125 (2007) (loosing criminal case does not preclude being violated on the ptr) People v. Thoman, 381 Ill.App.3d 268 (5th Dist. 2008) (improper service of ptr kills jurisdiction – no tolling – personal service, summons or a warrant is required) People v. Martinez, 150 Ill.App.3d 516 (2nd Dist. 1986) (ptr […]
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People v. Chai, 2014 IL App (2nd) 121234 (August). Episode 016 (Duration 9:36) (state can give notice to defendant in trespass to state supported property cases) Was there proper notice to defendant that he was not welcome at the DMV? People v. Quiroga, 2015 IL App (1st) 122585 (August). Episode 091 (Duration 8:13) (Criminal Trespass to Government […]
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Mitchell v. Wisconsin, SCOTUS No. 18–6210, Decided June 27, 2019. Episode 647 (Duration 22:02) (Categorical Rule Allows Warrantless Blood Draws From Unconscious Drivers) Unconscious drivers plus natural BAC dissipation create an exigent circumstance for a blood draw. Gist Police get a call of a very drunk man driving off. Man Is Found Man is found near […]
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Foster v. Chatman, SCOTUS No. 14–8349. Argued November 2, 2015—Decided May 23, 2016. Episode 189 (Duration 7:29) Prosecutors Wrote B’s Next To All The Potential Jurors Who Were African American. Prosecution makes it pretty clear that they struck black jurors because of their race. Background In a 7-1 decision written by Roberts (Thomas was the lone […]
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Birchfield v. North Dakota, SCOTUS No. 14–1468. Argued April 20, 2016—Decided June 23, 2016. Episode 186 (Duration 8:34). May the State criminalize the failure to comply with implied consent laws? Implied Consent Still Alive and Well, Forced Blood Draws Still Require a Warrant. Holding Because breath tests are significantly less intrusive than blood tests and in […]
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Constructive Possession Definition In Criminal Cases Chain Of Custody Definition In Illinois Criminal Possession Archives Field Tests To Prove Cannabis People v. Hagberg, 192 Ill.2d 29 (2000) (Illinois Supreme Court says a valid field test can be used to prove cannabis) In Hagberg, the court held that although drug field tests could be a sufficient […]
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Nunc pro tunc is Latin for… “Now for then.” How Nunc Pro Tunc Is Used In Criminal Court In criminal court the term, nunc pro tunc, is used to “back date” a court order. It’s used when a court or a judge gives an order but is inadvertently omitted from the written record. See People […]
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People v. Lampert, 2019 IL App (5th) 180248 (May). Episode 640 (Duration 16:08) Defendant crashes on the bridge from Illinois to Kentucky fun jurisdictional SNAFU ensues. Subscribe: Apple | Google | Spotify | Android | RSS | Direct Download APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY ANDROID RSS DIRECT DOWNLOAD Gist Kentucky police handled an Illinois DUI. The Illinois – Kentucky Border In Illinois v. […]
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People v. Clifton, 2019 IL App (1st) 151967 (April). Episode 632 (Duration 8:20) Unduly suggestive ID, you make the call photos provided here. ** This opinion has photos. Subscribe: Apple | Google | Spotify | Android | RSS | Direct Download APPLE PODCASTS GOOGLE PODCASTS SPOTIFY ANDROID RSS DIRECT DOWNLOAD Charges & Sentence Defendant was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to 35 […]
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This is the May 2019 Illinois criminal case law audio round-up (the fast case law summary). Episode 642 (Duration 8:40) The May 2019 Top Illinois Criminal Law Cases (The Monthly Round-Up) Here’s a quick snapshot of the top cases: 1. People v. Bailey Food in your beard is not particularly indicative of anything. 2. People v. Lambert Defendant […]
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