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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People v. Wise, 2019 IL App (2d) 160611 (February). Episode 600 (Duration 5:57)
Drugs are found upstairs when defendant was downstairs, is this still armed violence?
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People v. Brown, 2018 IL App (3d) 150070-B (July). Episode 519 (Duration 5:48)
UUW Felon does not merge with armed violence predicated on drug possession. [Read more…]
Constructive Possession Definition In Criminal Cases
In Illinois the difference between actual and constructive possession is explained by Illinois Pattern Jury Instruction 4.16 defining possession.
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Dangerous Weapons for Armed Violence Defeats Proportionate Penalties Challenge
People v. Hernandez, 2016 IL 118672 (May). Episode 175 (Duration 7:12)
The common-law definition of “dangerous weapon” found in the armed robbery statute is broader than the definition of “dangerous weapon” in the armed violence statute. [Read more…]
Category of Dangerous Weapons Is Narrow for Armed Violence
People v. Ligon, 2016 IL 118023 (February). Episode 162 (Duration 6:45)
Many objects can qualify as dangerous weapons for purposes of aggravated vehicular hijacking, but not as to armed violence. [Read more…]