People v. Sandridge, 2020 IL App (1st) 173158 (June). Episode 795 (Duration 8:09)
Detective destroyed his handwritten witness notes after he received the subpoena, new trial now ordered.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Sandridge, 2020 IL App (1st) 173158 (June). Episode 795 (Duration 8:09)
Detective destroyed his handwritten witness notes after he received the subpoena, new trial now ordered.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Stoffle, 2020 IL App (2d) 190431 (June). Episode 782 (Duration 18:47)
Does a state’s objection to defendant’s discovery request toll Trainor?
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People v. Patel, 2019 IL App (2d) 170766 (March). Episode 603 (Duration 19:01)
State failed to produce discover for the SSS Hearing, they subsequently blew Trainor.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
There is a scene from “My Cousin Vinny” that perfectly describes how discovery in criminal law works.
Attorney Frank Gambini (Joe Pesci) walks into the room he’s sharing with Mona Lisa Vito (Marisa Tomei) gleaming with pride because he just “finessed” a box of records from the prosecution.
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People v. Althoff, 2020 IL App (2d) 180993 (January). Episode 746 (Duration 6:52)
No discovery violation where it was quite clear that the video was never recorded.
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In Chicago all police officers are required to wear a police body cam.
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Episode 724 (Duration 33:57). Chicago defense attorney Peter Lewis explains what a litigant can do when their criminal discovery is missing the police body cam video.
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People v. Blackwood, 2019 IL App (3d) 160161 (August). Episode 679 (Duration 11:23)
What should we do when police don’t conduct the field sobriety tests in front of the camera. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
FOIA expressly declares that civilians are entitled to full and complete information from the government. The underlying public policy and legislative intent is captured with the following:
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People v. Montgomery, 2018 IL App (2d) 160541 (October). Episode 555 (Duration 14:02)
It’s unclear if the video ever existed, regardless, it was not tendered to defense counsel, and it’s unclear what’s the best remedy. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Zimmerman, 2018 IL 122261 (October). Episode 553 (Duration 10:21)
You Can hide lascivious pretrial motions from the press.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Cunningham, 2018 IL App (1st) 153367 (June). Episode 517 (Duration 12:37)
Dismissal of the charges was not warranted when police destroyed some of the evidence. [Read more…]