By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Basile, 2024 IL 129026 (October). Episode 1071 (Duration 12:28)
Here, defendant has utilized the vague and uncertain concerns of a single juror to justify an intrusion on the grand jury’s determination of probable cause by recasting a sufficiency of the evidence challenge into a claim of misleading testimony.
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People v. Basile, 2022 IL App (2d) 210740 (September). Episode 961 (Duration 5:42)
State had a duty to correct false testimony given in the grand jury room.
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People v. Nolan, 2019 IL App (2d) 180354 (April). Episode 627 (Duration 9:29)
Trial judge grants defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment in part because the officer did not testify in the hearing.
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People v. Rebollar-Vergara, 2019 IL App (2d) 140871 (March). Episode 616 (Duration 15:29)
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People v. Rebollar-Vergara, 2019 IL App (2d) 140871 (March). Episode 616 (Duration 15:29)
Defendant gets into an argument with a guy and his buddy ups and shoots him, then sloppy questioning happens in the grand jury room.
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People v. O’Dette, 2017 IL App (2d) 150884 (March). Episode 333 (Duration 13:56)
There was an abuse of the grand jury subpoena power in this child porn case, but defendant needs to show prejudice for relief.
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People v. Boston, 2016 IL 118661 (February 2016) (Episode 144 Duration 6:29)
Sloppy grand jury work does not prejudice the defendant.
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