By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Parks, 2025 IL App (4th) 230597 (February). Episode 1098 (Duration 13:52)
Defense attorney labored under a conflict of interest when he walked his client into an interview with police, and then the attorney said a little too much in there.
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People v. Nodine, 2024 IL App (4th) 230269 (July). Episode 1058 (Duration 11:31)
Defense attorney failed to bring critical information to the court probably because she did not to further anger the judge.
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People v. Hayes, 2024 IL App (5th) 210368 (June). Episode 1051 (Duration 10:55)
Attorney’s decision to represent defendant was a conflict.
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People v. Guerrero, 2018 IL App (3d) 170786 (September). Episode 544 (Duration 6:00)
Former prosecutor jumps to public defender’s office and then represents defendant in a post trial motion.
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People v. Jackson, 2018 IL App (3d) 170125 (May). Episode 516 (Duration 14:55)
A per se conflict of interest is waveable.
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People v. Cole, 2017 IL 120997 (November). Episode 427 (Duration 10:00)
Cook County Public Defender wants to control who they get appointed to represent.
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People v. Brown, 2017 IL App (3d) 140921 (June). Episode 383 (Duration 6:25)
This attorney inadequately argued her own ineffectiveness.
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People v. Schutz, 2017 IL App (4th) 140956 (June). Episode 379 (Duration 7:55)
Turns out all three of defendant’s attorneys had a relationship with the jailhouse informant who testified against defendant.
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See People v. Shepherd, 2015 IL App (3d) 140192 (February). Episode 056 (Duration 19:54)
Trial court found an ethical violation of defense counsel. This attorney takes a meeting with the prosecution in one case, then is found to be unethical in another case. Find out who did what in podcast Episode 056 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Buckhanan,2016 IL App (1st) 131097 (September). Episode 244 (Duration 8:41).
The State inappropriately moved to disqualify the defendant’s chosen attorney because the attorneys father represented one of the state’s witnesses.
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