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People v. Legoo, 2020 IL 124965 (June). Episode 792 (Duration 9:56)
Conflicting statutes on sex offenders in a park aren’t really conflicting.
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By Samuel Partida, Jr.
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People v. Legoo, 2020 IL 124965 (June). Episode 792 (Duration 9:56)
Conflicting statutes on sex offenders in a park aren’t really conflicting.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
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).
The phrase “course of conduct” is defined in subsection (c) as:
“2 or more acts, including but not limited to acts in which a defendant directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any action, method, device, or means follows, monitors, observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or about, a person, engages in other non-consensual contact, or interferes with or damages a person’s property or pet. A course of conduct may include contact via electronic communications.”
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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. Eubanks, 2019 IL 123525 (December). Episode 714 (Duration 23:37)
626 ILCS 11-501.2(c)(2) is constitutional and blood may be drawn if there is a death or serious injury, but not in this case.
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People v. Morger, 2019 IL 123643 (November). Episode 713 (Duration 8:04)
Some outright ban of social media for sex offenders may be unconstitutional.
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People v. Austin, 2019 IL 123910 (October). Episode 697 (Duration 11:52)
Revenge porn statute is constitutional. [Read more…]
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People v. Morocho, 2019 IL App (1st) 153232 (June). Episode 654 (Duration 10:19)
Another subsection of the Stalking Statute is facially overbroad and unconstitutional. [Read more…]