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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 moreStatutory Summary Suspension Gamensship or Just Good Lawyering?
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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?
Read moreCourt Is Taking The Discovery Rules Seriously In Summary Suspension Hearings
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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…]Discovery In Criminal Law Cases This Is How It Works
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.
[Read more…]If No Recording Was Ever Made There Was No Discovery Violation
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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.
Read moreChicago Police Body Cam Requirement
In Chicago all police officers are required to wear a police body cam.
[Read more…]Chicago Police Body Cam Discovery With Peter Lewis: What To Do When You Don’t Get It
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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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