People v. Brown, 2020 IL 125203 (November). Episode 831 (Duration 7:26)
You can ask for a fitness evaluation without necessarily raising a bona fide doubt as to fitness, is that what happened here?
[Read more…]Fitness For Trial: There’s A Higher Burden On Counsel To Root-Out And Identify Unfit Defendant’s
People v. Hiatt, 2018 IL App (3d) 160751 (August). Episode 537 (Duration 8:40)
Defendant wins his postconviction petition because there were enough signs he was unfit. [Read more…]
To What Extent Can An Unfit Defendant Control The Litigation?
People v. Holt, 2014 IL 116989 (November). Episode 033 (Duration 10:41)
In this fitness hearing fiasco, a public defender paved the way for a finding of unfitness. [Read more…]