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…]Criminal Accountability In This Murder Does Not Stick: Defendant Didn’t Fire The Kill Shot
See People v. Cowart, 2015 IL App (1st) 113085 (February). Episode 053 (Duration 14:39)
This example of criminal accountability in a murder does not stick. [Read more…]