By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Watson, 2024 IL App (3d) 230357 (October). Episode 1074 (Duration 10:09)
Because defendant never waived privilege and there is no way to separate those communications from the fitness opinion, it is entirely implausible that the State would be permitted to retain the defense expert as its expert after the defendant already retained her.
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People v. Torres, 2024 IL 129289 (March). Episode 1032 (Duration 9:42)
The plain language of the statute indicates that the legislature intended for the exception to sweep broadly in cases involving child abuse and neglect.
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People v. Savedo, 2017 IL App (1st) 152541 (March). Episode 338 (Duration 8:37)
The domestic violence advocate-victim privilege comes under scrutiny but survives intact.
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See People v. Peterson, 2015 IL App (3d) 130157 (November). Episode 107 (Duration 25:22).
Last week we explored how the issue of a possible attorney conflict of interest entered into the Drew Peterson case. This week we are looking at how the Illinois clergy privilege pops up in the case.
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See People v. McKee, 2014 IL App (3d) 130696 (December). Episode 062 (Duration 17:16)
An Illinois reporter’s privilege goes up against a defendant’s due process rights in this case. Find out who won when the First Amendment battled the Fifth Amendment. [Read more…]