People v. Lockett, 2022 IL App (1st) 190716 (December). Episode 854 (Duration 12:00)
Cook County says there was no right to pat this guy down because holding your weight is no big thing.
[Read more…]Illinois Supreme Court Says Officer Safety Still Plays A Role When Police See A Man With a Gun
People v. Carter, 2021 IL 125954 (December). Episode 846 (Duration 8:09)
911 call of man with a gun leads to the arrest of this defendant creating constitutional questions.
[Read more…]Valid FOID Card Did Not Preclude UUW Conviction When Defendant Is Acting Fishy
People v. Edwards, 2020 IL App (1st) 182245 (December). Episode 843 (Duration 6:00)
This is a “man with a gun” case that the state wins guided primarily by officer safety concerns.
[Read more…]Man With A Gun Case Goes To The Defense
People v. Bloxton, 2020 IL App (1st) 181216 (December). Episode 838 (Duration 6:18)
Man with a bulge in his pocket attempts to walk away from police but he is stopped and arrested.
[Read more…]Nothing In The Precedent Says Police Can Never Have Probable Cause To Detain Someone Who Is Seen With A Gun
People v. Ellis, 2020 IL App (1st) 190774 (September). Episode 815 (Duration 6:33)
Probable cause remains alive and active when police see a man handle a gun.
[Read more…]Running Away From Police While Holding A Gun Still Not A Good Idea
People v. Wilson, 2020 IL App (1st) 170443 (September). Episode 814 (Duration 10:32)
The court sustained this gun conviction but still found it necessary to chastise the police for doing their job.
[Read more…]State Can’t Prove Defendant Possessed The Gun Because It Was Not His House
People v. Milan, 2020 IL App (1st) 172181 (September). Episode 813 (Duration 4:57)
State didn’t prove the gun in the house belonged to defendant.
[Read more…]Is Gun Ownership A True Civil Right?
Shawna Johnson v. The Department of State Police, 2020 IL 124213 (January). Episode 787 (Duration 14:27)
She was convicted of domestic battery but she can still get a FOID card.
Read moreDropsy, Smells-Me, Front Seating, and Other Testilying Testimony Has To Be Weighed On It’s Own Merit
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (April). Episode 630 (Duration 11:07)
Court is not insensitive to claims of “dropsy” testimony and “testilying.”
[Read more…]UUW Felon Where State Didn’t Sufficiently Tie Defendant To The Bullets
People v. Walker, 2020 IL App (1st) 162305 (March). Episode 755 (Duration 4:44)
State didn’t prove the bullets in the bedroom where the defendant’s.
Read moreIllinois Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Don’t Have To Admit The Gun To Win A Gun Conviction
People v. McLaurin, 2020 IL 124563 (March). Episode 752 (Duration 9:32)
Conviction back on the table even though the state does not admit the gun into evidence.
Read moreArmed Violence Cannot Be Predicated On Another Gun Crime
People v. Cady, 2020 2020 IL App (3d) 190199 (March). Episode 750 (Duration 6:22)
Defendant should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea because he could not be convicted of armed violence under these circumstances.
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