Prior Bad Acts Admissible Even If Found Not Guilty | In Sex Cases Other Crimes Are Coming In October 26, 2014 By Samuel Partida, Jr. People v. Baldwin, 2014 IL App (1st) 121725 (August). Prior bad acts admissible even if not guilty. In Illinois sex cases, other crimes evidence is likely to be admitted in a criminal trial. [Read more…]
Illinois Supreme Court Speaks on the Rape Shield Law in Illinois October 22, 2014 By Samuel Partida, Jr.People v. Patterson, 2014 IL 115102 (October). The rape shield law in Illinois won’t easily be defeated. [Read more…]