Kane County State's Attorney Podcast
POLICE NUGGETS PODCAST
Covering the Illinois criminal law for police officers.
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. [Read more…]
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (April). Episode 630 (Duration 11:07)
Court is not insensitive to claims of “dropsy” testimony and “testilying.”
[Read more…]People v. Rice, 2019 IL App (3d) 170134 (April). Episode 623 (Duration 7:36)
A strong indication from the 3rd district on what the smell of weed means for a car search.
[Read more…]People v. Holmes, 2019 IL App (1st) 160987 (March). Episode 601 (Duration 9:33)
An essentially anonymous tip was treated as wholly unreliable resulting in an outright reversal of this gun conviction.
[Read more…]Scott’s Law in Illinois is the requirement that drivers slow down and move over when police cars or other emergency vehicles are stopped on the roadway.
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