By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Aquisto, 2022 IL App (4th) 200081 (February). Episode 929 (Duration 5:02)
If a defendant sells drugs in the backyard of a house known to be the defendant’s residence, a person of reasonable caution would infer that the defendant probably is using the house as a base for ongoing drug trafficking.
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People v. Lance, 2021 IL App (1st) 181665 (April). Episode 891 (Duration 5:37)
The court upheld the validity of the search warrant that used a nick name and not a proper name based on independent basis to arrest the defendant.
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People v. Pratt, 2018 IL App (5th) 170427 (December). Episode 574 (Duration 6:41)
Warrantless blood draw after an accident deemed unconstitutional blood results excluded.
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People v. Manzo, 2018 IL 122761 (December). Episode 573 (Duration 10:14)
This one will be controversial: Illinois Supreme Court holds their was no nexus to the house justifying the search warrant.
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People v. Gill, 2018 IL App (3d) 150594 (April). Episode 491 (Duration 5:33)
Police had a nurse confiscate defendant’s clothes for them.
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People v. Smock, 2018 IL App (5th) 140449 (April). Episode 489 (Duration 7:09)
Defendant is getting arrested for disorderly conduct when recedes further into his house to prevent arrest, police follow him in and arrest him.
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People v. Allard, 2018 IL App (2d) 160927 (February). Episode 486 (Duration 9:35)
Lake County State Attorney didn’t sign the applications for the recorded phone calls so they are invalid.
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People v. Boose, 2018 IL App (2d) 170016 (March). Episode 476 (Duration 11:08)
Sloppy drafting of a warrant means all the murder evidence is out.
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People v. Ross, 2017 IL App (4th) 170121 (December). Episode 444 (Duration 9:50)
Police put the wrong address on the search warrant. Now what happens?
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People v. Manzo, 2017 IL App (3d) 150264 (October). Episode 421 (Duration 7:17)
In this search warrant application bones affidavit nonetheless establishes a nexus to defendant’s house.
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