By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Sperry, 2020 IL App (2d) 180296 (September). Episode 824 (Duration 6:02)
Conviction reversed here because parties and trial judge did not provide a definition to the jury on the knowledge mental state when they asked for clarification.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Washington, 2019 IL App (1st) 161742 (October). Episode 703 (Duration 16:35)
Legally inconsistent verdicts require a reversal and retrial. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Khan, 2018 IL App (2d) 160724 (October). Episode 561 (Duration 18:46)
Dude posted a message on facebook that he carries a gun on the college campus and people gonna end up in a body bag if they don’t stop messing with him. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Nere, 2018 IL 122566 (September). Episode 541 (Duration 26:58)
Prepare for a PhD on criminal causation in this drug overdose case. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Peel, 2018 IL App (4th) 160100 (August). Episode 531 (Duration 10:11)
Defendant shot his gun off in his yard into the ground in the middle of the night. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Lee, 2017 IL App (1st) 151652 (October). Episode 428 (Duration 13:52)
Schizophrenic and suicidal patient loses control with a nurse and strikes her, but was it accidental?
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Relerford, 2017 IL 121094 (November). Episode 425 (Duration 7:38)
Just a small part of the Illinois stalking statute was declared unconstitutional.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Jackson, 2017 IL App (1st) 142879 (June). Episode 362 (Duration 13:26)
DOJ’s report on CPD use of force cited in an appeal for the first time in a case featuring a mentally ill defendant. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Shakirov, 2017 IL App (4th) 140578 (April). Episode 348 (Duration 18:46)
Reckless homicide reversed outright when the state failed to establish any recklessness at all.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Mayo, 2017 IL App (2d) 150390 (May). Episode 346 (Duration 10:46)
23 year old defendant with an IQ of 48 doesn’t necessarily have an obvious mental state seeking sexual gratification. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Oelerich, 2017 IL App (2d) 141281 (February). Episode 295 (Duration 13:05)
Defendant had severe mental delusions and issues when he drove his car head on into a lady’s mini van. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Jones, 2014 IL App (3d) 121016 (November). Episode 031 (Duration 10:34).
Drug trafficking evidence has shifted to more liberal interpretation of suspicious behavior around drugs delivered through the mail. [Read more…]