People v. Cline, 2022 IL 126383 (January). Episode 862 (Duration 9:26)
A single finger can sustain a conviction for burglary under the right circumstances.
[Read more…]Incomplete Print And Incomplete Finger Print Analysis Leads To Reversal
People v. Cline, 2020 IL App (1st) 172631 (March). Episode 759 (Duration 8:37)
Incomplete finger print analysis by examiner on the job about a year leads to a reversal of this residential burglary.
Read moreProsecutors Rebuked For Their Use Of This Expert Witness
People v. King, 2020 IL 123926 (January). Episode 732 (Duration 15:52)
State’s use of an expert witness was wholly inappropriate in that they just wanted a 13th juror who supported their arguments.
Read moreProving Up Gang Member Status In The Illinois Crime Of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Street Gang Member
People v. Murray, 2019 IL 123289 (October). Episode 702 (Duration 11:39) [Read more…]
Use Of A Gang Expert To Prove Up Membership In A Gang Might Be Required
People v. Beck, 2019 IL App (1st) 161626 (June). Episode 655 (Duration 11:06)
State needs an expert to establish the P Stones are a street gang. [Read more…]
Eyewitness Expert Not Allowed To Get Into Individual Witnesses Reliability
People v. Corral, 2019 IL App (1st) 171501 (March). Episode 618 (Duration 11:38)
Kid got his eyewitness expert witness on the stand, but the witness was not allowed to get into what she thought about the reliability of the witness.
Will You Be Ineffective If You Don’t Call An Eyewitness Expert Witness?
People v. Macklin, 2019 IL App (1st) 161165 (March). Episode 604 (Duration 9:02)
Was defense counsel ineffective for not calling an eyewitness expert witness?
[Read more…]Expert Testimony On Drug Use Is Not Always Required Sometimes Any Joe Shmoe Can Identify Impairment From Drug Use
People v. Gocmen, 2018 IL 122388 (September). Episode 540 (Duration 14:15)
In obvious cases an officer need not be a drug detection expert to conclude a driver is under the influence of drugs. [Read more…]
How To Keep Out Expert Witness Testimony That On Paper Seems Admissible
People v. King, 2018 IL App (2d) 151112 (August). Episode 530 (Duration 16:26)
State’s expert witness who came in to plug the holes in their case got a little carried away.
Retrograde Extrapolation Evidence Is Back Stronger And Better Than Ever
People v. Beck, 2017 IL App (4th) 160654 (November). Episode 424 (Duration 11:51)
Defendant crosses the centerline and collides head on with another car resulting in serious brain damage to the other driver, this 54 page opinion results. [Read more…]
Defendant Was Entitled To Court Appointed Funds To Pay For Expert Witness On Cell Phone Records
People v. Djurdjulov, 2017 IL App (1st) 142258 (September). Episode 393 (Duration 22:18)
Defendant gets a new trial because the trial judge refused to pay for a phone records expert. [Read more…]
Trial Court Distinguishes The Hell Out Of Lerma To Deny The Use Of Eyewitness Expert
People v. Anderson, 2017 IL App (1st) 122640 (January). Episode 293 (Duration 10:22)
Trial court distinguishes Lerma to deny the use of an eyewitness expert in this case. [Read more…]