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.
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).
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Ashley, 2020 IL 123989 (January). Episode 736 (Duration 11:41)
Illinois Supreme Court true threats remain unlawful under the stalking statutes.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
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.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Morger, 2019 IL 123643 (November). Episode 713 (Duration 8:04)
Some outright ban of social media for sex offenders may be unconstitutional.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Austin, 2019 IL 123910 (October). Episode 697 (Duration 11:52)
Revenge porn statute is constitutional. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
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…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Cunningham, 2019 IL App (1st) 160709 (March). Episode 611 (Duration 9:18)
Defendant gets 3 years for shooting himself in the leg in a housing project; this UUW version is constitutional.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Webb, 2019 IL 122951 (March). Episode 610 (Duration 6:17)
Another version of UUW is held unconstitutional; this time it’s the one banning tasers.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
In re N.G., 2018 IL 121939 (August). Episode 524 (Duration 22:24)
McFadden is overruled.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Bell, 2018 IL App (1st) 153373 (June). Episode 513 (Duration 7:40)
This UUW provision in a park is found constitutional. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Green, 2018 IL App (1st) 143874 (June). Episode 512 (Duration 6:09)
Another gun provision is declared unconstitutuional (this version was in effect before conceal and carry changes). [Read more…]