People v. Schreiner, 2021 IL App (1st) 190191 (April). Episode 890 (Duration 8:29
Police follow a trail of debris right to Defendant’s home, then barge into the home when Defendant’s wife answers the door.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Schreiner, 2021 IL App (1st) 190191 (April). Episode 890 (Duration 8:29
Police follow a trail of debris right to Defendant’s home, then barge into the home when Defendant’s wife answers the door.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Banta, 2021 IL App (4th) 180761(March) Episode 880 (Duration 6:14)
Nonverbal consent must be unequivocally clear, especially where consent is sought to be shown by way of a single ambiguous gesture.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Garcia, 2021 IL App (1st) 190026 (December). Episode 856 (Duration 7:19)
An EHM agreement usually requires a defendant to agree to allow warrantless searches of his home, these agreements will be accepted by the courts.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Patel, 2020 IL App (2d) 190532 (September). Episode 819 (Duration 7:05)
In a DUI trial State admitted results of blood and urine tests relying on defendant’s actual consent and not relying on an implied consent.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Montes, 2020 IL App (2d) 180565 (June). Episode 793 (Duration 14:30)
Can a person be stopped and arrested for being in the country illegally?
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People v. Johnson, 2020 IL App (1st) 172987 (May). Episode 783 (Duration 7:40)
Parolees have less constitutional protection when it comes to a search of their home.
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Episode 459 (Duration 54:23) What do police think about the case law? Do they think about the case law? Matthew Taylor provides some insight.
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
Alana De Leon is an Illinois criminal law litigator worth keeping an eye on. In episode 328 (Duration 43:21) of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast she helps us explore some of the intricacies of “knock and talk” warrantless entries. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Wall, 2016 IL App (5th) 140596 (October). Episode 250 (Duration 5:47)
Police lied to him about a break-in at his home, then tell him to sign the consent form or he’ll get arrested.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Williams, 2016 IL App (1st) 132615 (August). Episode 219 (Duration 8:22)
Defendant was improperly seized as soon as police arrived on the scene, they had no reasonable suspicion.
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