By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Mallett, 2023 IL App (1st) 220920 (September). Episode 1011 (Duration 6:42)
(1) It was immediately apparent to the officer that he had probable cause to believe, that the white pills in the blue-tinted, knotted baggie were illegal narcotics. (2) The evidence clearly shows the car was her car, she had control of the car,
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People v. Gunn, 2023 IL App (1st) 221032 (September). Episode 1010 (Duration 10:30)
The Bruen case acknowledged that shall-issue regimes, which are aimed at ensuring that only law-abiding citizens are allowed to possess and carry firearms, do not prevent citizens from exercising their second amendment rights.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Smith, 2021 IL App (1st) 190421 (June). Episode 903 (Duration 11:13)
Charging a defendant under an alias raises a question of identity on the face of the charging document, which, if material, must be resolved by the evidence.
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People v. Hines, 2021 IL App (1st) 191378 (May). Episode 896 (Duration 8:47)
The location where a felon possesses a firearm is not an essential element of the UUWF offense and possession is illegal by a felon anywhere.
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People v. Wise, 2021 IL 125392 (April). Episode 885 (Duration 6:09)
We lose this gun case when when gun is found in van with a driver and 2 other occupants.
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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People v. Moore, 2020 IL 124538 (January). Episode 734 (Duration 5:29)
It’s ineffective for counsel to not object to defendant’s felon status.
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