People v. Coty, 2020 IL 123972 (June). Episode 784 (Duration 15:19) Defendant’s with diminished mental capacity are eligible for life and de facto life sentences.
Rule Of Lenity Saves This Lady From 180 Days In Jail
People v. Rowell, 2020 IL App (4th) 190231 (April). Episode 766 (Duration 5:32) Is 6 months jail a mandatory sentencing provision for a DUI when a child is in the car or is it a discretionary sentence?
Structural Error To Draw A Negative Inference For Refusing To Make A Statement In Allocution
People v. Matute, 2020 IL App (2d) 170786 (February). Episode 757 (Duration 8:05) Defendant’s chose to not make a sentence in allocution cannot be used against him at sentencing.
Some Prior Adjudications Are Excluded From The Mandatory X Calculation
People v. Miles, 2020 IL App (1st) 180736 (January). Episode 740 (Duration 10:57) Mandatory X sentence has to be brought back down to a class 2 felony because defendant was a juvenile when one of the predicate felonies was committed.
Watch Those Sex Offender Probation Terms They May Be Too Broad
People v. Morger, 2019 IL 123643 (November). Episode 713 (Duration 8:04) Some outright ban of social media for sex offenders may be unconstitutional.
40 Years Or Less Imposed On A Juvenile Offender Does Not Constitute A De Facto Life Sentence
People v. Gunn, 2019IL App (1st) 170542 (September). Episode 694 (Duration 4:19) Buffer says 40 years or less is not a de facto life sentence.
One Punch And A Taking Equals Two Convictions One For Robbery And One For Battery
People v. Smith, 2019 IL 123901 (September). Episode 688 (Duration 8:30) Illinois Supreme Court clarifies some one act one crime principles and puts some convictions back on the table.