People v. Bujari, 2020 IL App (3d) 190028 (February). Episode 737 (Duration 15:07)
Officer walks the dog around the truck before the truck driver has a chance to pull away.
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People v. Bujari, 2020 IL App (3d) 190028 (February). Episode 737 (Duration 15:07)
Officer walks the dog around the truck before the truck driver has a chance to pull away.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
The Illinois Homicide statutes (720 ILCS 5/9 et seq.) are summarized below:
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Definition of first degree murder.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
In Illinois involuntary manslaughter is an unintentional killing. It results when a person acts recklessly such that their conduct leads to the death of another individual.
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The Illinois stalking statute says the following:
“A person commits stalking when he or she knowingly engages in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to: (1) fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person; or (2) suffer other emotional distress.”
720 ILCS 5/12-7.3(a)(1), (a)(2).
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People v. Ashley, 2020 IL 123989 (January). Episode 736 (Duration 11:41)
Illinois Supreme Court true threats remain unlawful under the stalking statutes.
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People v. Hill, 2019 IL App (4th) 180041 (January). Episode 584 (Duration 16:08)
Officer sees passenger riding low in the seat and thinks it may be a guy wanted on warrant, turns out it wasn’t him.
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People v. Roddis, 2020 IL 124352 (January). Episode 735 (Duration 11:03)
Illinois Supreme Court strikes down a Steigmann Krankel special.
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People v. Moore, 2020 IL 124538 (January). Episode 734 (Duration 5:29)
It’s ineffective for counsel to not object to defendant’s felon status.
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What is a forcible felony in Illinois?
The Illinois criminal code specifically describes some felony offenses as forcible felonies. There is also a general “catch all” or “residual clause” that describes general crimes of violence as a forcible felony.
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