People v. Lockett, 2022 IL App (1st) 190716 (December). Episode 854 (Duration 12:00)
Cook County says there was no right to pat this guy down because holding your weight is no big thing.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Lockett, 2022 IL App (1st) 190716 (December). Episode 854 (Duration 12:00)
Cook County says there was no right to pat this guy down because holding your weight is no big thing.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Carter, 2021 IL 125954 (December). Episode 846 (Duration 8:09)
911 call of man with a gun leads to the arrest of this defendant creating constitutional questions.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Bloxton, 2020 IL App (1st) 181216 (December). Episode 838 (Duration 6:18)
Man with a bulge in his pocket attempts to walk away from police but he is stopped and arrested.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Gallagher, 2020 IL App (1st) 150354 (November). Episode 834 (Duration 9:57)
1st District overrules obstructing conviction because of what they say is an unlawful arrest.
[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?
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Flunder, 2019 IL App (1st) 171635 (December). Episode 727 (Duration 13:23)
A third “man with a gun” case but the defendant wins this one.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Spain, 2019 IL App (1st) 163184 (December). Episode 726 (Duration 15:45)
Yet another man with a gun case, this one is a much closer call but the win goes to the state (see also the strong dissent)
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Hood, 2019 IL App (1st) 162194 (December). Episode 725 (Duration 14:37)
Another well thought out “man with a gun” case, there’s a strong dissent, but officer safety is front and center.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Jordan, 2019 IL App (4th) 190223 (December). Episode 720 (Duration 9:23)
Officers approach a young man in a car and get the dog out to sniff, was that reasonable?
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Dunmire, 2019 IL App (4th) 190316 (December). Episode 717 (Duration 12:41)
This department has no way to test the tint on a window but that doesn’t stop officers from stopping cars with tinted windows.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Thomas, 2019 IL App (1st) 170474 (March). Episode 609 (Duration 11:51)
Police see a defendant hand a gun to another person and then try to run and hide. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Bowden, 2019 IL App (3d) 170654 (February). Episode 591 (Duration 11:29)
Another example of evidence that was admitted to demonstrate the course of the police investigation. [Read more…]