People v. Ruiz, 2019 IL App (1st) 152157 (March). Episode 617 (Duration 15:47)
Defendant’s conversation with his buddy is recorded and his friend kept telling him he always takes things too far.
Prosecutors Questions Could Have Been Presented More Clearly And Completely In The Grand Jury Room
People v. Rebollar-Vergara, 2019 IL App (2d) 140871 (March). Episode 616 (Duration 15:29)
Defendant gets into an argument with a guy and his buddy ups and shoots him, then sloppy questioning happens in the grand jury room. [Read more…]
In A Drug Conspiracy State Has To Prove The Amount of Drugs Attributable To The Conspiracy
People v. Long, 2012018 IL App (4th) 150919 (August). Episode 535 (Duration 7:35)
Defendant is guilty of a conspiracy but the state had to prove how much meth they made with his camping fuel.
Legitimate Claim Of Self Defense Gets Twisted Into An Armed Violence Conviction
People v. Barnes, 2017 IL App (1st) 142886 (September). Episode 405 (Duration 12:06)
Defendant shot at someone that first shot at him, the state says this constitutes mob action and armed violence. [Read more…]
Drug Conviction Based On A Criminal Theory Of Accountability
People v. Church, 2017 IL App (5th) 140575 (June). Episode 374 (Duration 7:55)
Defendant used facebook and text message to help a lady get drugs; she ends up overdosing. [Read more…]
Making A “Heat Run” For A Drug Deal Will Lead To Conviction Based On Criminal Accountability
People v. Hernandez, 2017 IL App (2d) 150731 (January). Episode 306 (Duration 9:04)
Defendant is accountable for this 7 kilogram heroin deal (he did the heat run). [Read more…]
What is Criminal Accountability?
I created a simple 2 page accountability cheat-sheet for criminal law attorneys. I keep this towards the front of my trial book. It comes in handy in accountability cases when I need exact language quickly. [Read more…]