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Legally Inconsistent Verdict Requires Reversal In This Case

November 20, 2019 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…]

Filed Under: Jury Instructions, Knowing, Recklessness

Reckless Discharge Criminal Charge: Another Bad Decision With A Gun

September 4, 2018 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.

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Filed Under: Recklessness

Reckless Homicide Reversed Outright Because There Was No Recklessness

June 12, 2017 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.

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Filed Under: Recklessness

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