People v. Lampert, 2019 IL App (5th) 180248 (May). Episode 640 (Duration 16:08)
Defendant crashes on the bridge from Illinois to Kentucky fun jurisdictional SNAFU ensues.
[Read more…]When A Perpetrator Description Can Be So Detailed And So Good It Damages The Photo Lineup (Photos Enclosed)
People v. Clifton, 2019 IL App (1st) 151967 (April). Episode 632 (Duration 8:20)
Unduly suggestive ID, you make the call photos provided here. ** This opinion has photos.
[Read more…]DUI Probable Cause And Chicken Wing Hot Sauce In Your Beard
People v. Bailey, 2019 IL App (3d) 180396 (May). Episode 631 (Duration 15:01)
Food in your beard is not particularly indicative of anything.
[Read more…]Dropsy, 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…]3 Districts All Have Said The Smell Of Weed Still Justifies A Car Search
People v. Rice, 2019 IL App (3d) 170134 (April). Episode 623 (Duration 7:36)
A strong indication from the 3rd district on what the smell of weed means for a car search.
[Read more…]Court Is Taking The Discovery Rules Seriously In Summary Suspension Hearings
People v. Patel, 2019 IL App (2d) 170766 (March). Episode 603 (Duration 19:01)
State failed to produce discover for the SSS Hearing, they subsequently blew Trainor.
[Read more…]Can The State Compel You To Give Up Your Phone Passcode?
People v. Spicer, 2019 IL App (3d) 170814 (March). Episode 602 (Duration 11:56)
Can the prosecution compel you to give up your phone password?
[Read more…]When Easily Identifiable Informants Are Treated As Anonymous Tipsters
People v. Holmes, 2019 IL App (1st) 160987 (March). Episode 601 (Duration 9:33)
An essentially anonymous tip was treated as wholly unreliable resulting in an outright reversal of this gun conviction.
[Read more…]Scott’s Law In Illinois 625 ILCS 5/11-907(c)
Scott’s Law in Illinois is the requirement that drivers slow down and move over when police cars or other emergency vehicles are stopped on the roadway.
[Read more…]Police Search This Property Without A Warrant State Concedes Some Illegality
In re K.M., 2019 IL App (1st) 172322 (February). Episode 595 (Duration 13:05)
Police entered onto private property without a warrant to retrieve stolen property, the fallout is widespread.
[Read more…]When Is A Criminal Informant Considered A Witness Who Has To Testify?
People v. Monroy-Jaimes, 2019 IL App (2d) 160426 (January). Episode 586 (Duration 9:38)
Interesting use of an informant, how much of it was legal?
[Read more…]Traffic Stop Based On Mistaken Identity Leads To An Odor Of Cannabis
People v. Hill, 2019 IL App (4th) 180041 (January). Episode 584 (Duration 16:08)
Officer sees passenger riding low in the seat and thinks it may be a guy wanted on warrant, turns out it wasn’t him.
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