People v. Kadow, 2021 IL App (4th) 190103 (January). Episode 868 (Duration 5:19)
Here, we are dealing with an individual with a functional IQ of 50, who “requires interaction as though working with a very young child.”
[Read more…]Unrecorded Statement In This Murder Charge Leads To Reversal
People v. Cain, 2021 IL App (1st) 191921 (December). Episode 859 (Duration 5:40)
If you don’t record the murder interrogation then you have to show the statement was voluntary.
[Read more…]Making Sense Of The Latest Illinois Juvenile Interrogation Statute
In re Jose A., 2018 IL App (2d) 180170 (October). Episode 557 (Duration 22:10)
The new juvenile Miranda requirement is discussed here. [Read more…]
17 Year Old Held For 73 Hours Before Taken To See A Judge
People v. McArthur, 2018 IL App (1st) 150626 (June). Episode 515 (Duration 8:15)
17 year old held for 73 hours before a probable cause hearing nonetheless gave a voluntary confession. [Read more…]
An Illinois Wrongful Conviction Reviewing Court Says This Guy Didn’t Do It
People v. Sanchez, 2018 IL App (1st) 143899 (April). Episode 488 (Duration 18:22)
Involuntary confession and improper closing arguments lead to this Illinois wrongful murder conviction. [Read more…]
Murder Confession Crossed The Line When They Called Him A “Baby Killer”
People v. Phillips, 2018 IL App (3d) 130270 (February). Episode 479 (Duration 13:35)
18-year-old’s confession ruled involuntary, in part, because defendant is told baby killers get killed in prison. [Read more…]
In Illinois How Do You Test If A Confession Was Voluntary?
People v. Mandoline, 2017 IL App (2d) 150511 (February). Episode 316 (Duration 12:31)
How to test if a confession is voluntary? [Read more…]
17 Year Old With 5th Grade Reading Level And Mental Disorders Gives A Voluntary Statement
People v. Edwards, 2017 IL App (3d) 130190-B (January). Episode 300 (Duration 5:42)
This 17 year old’s confession was voluntary even though he had a fifth grade reading level, suffered from various mental disorders, and that the investigating officers did not allow him to speak to his mother. [Read more…]
Defendant Is Eligible For Mandatory X Sentencing Because He Turned 21 By The Time The Court Found Him Guilty
People v. Smith, 2016 IL 119659 (December). Episode 288 (Duration 8:06)
Defendant is eligible for mandatory x sentencing because he turned 21 by the time the court found him guilty even though he was under 21 at the time he was charged.
Defendant Likely Tortured Into Confessing: Relief Not Warranted
People v. Hauad, 2016 IL App (1st) 150583 (December). Episode 284 (Duration 5:44)
The Torture Commission Report constitutes only a reassessment of evidence available to defendant before he filed his prior postconviction petitions, and thus it does not qualify as new evidence. [Read more…]
Crazy Wife And Mother-In-Law Coerce A False Confession
People v. Burgund, 2016 IL App (5th) 130119 (November). Episode 265 (Duration 22:49)
Predatory convictions and life sentence reversed because defendant was not allowed to use an expert witness on false confessions.
This Voluntary Confession is Suppressed, Minor With IQ 70
In re S.W.N., 2016 IL App (3d) 160080 (July). Episode 210 (Duration 11:57)
Minor had an IQ of 70, otherwise voluntary confession suppressed. [Read more…]