People v. Johnson, 2021 IL App (2d) 180775 (March). Episode 884 (Duration 5:52)
Mandatory consecutive sentence improper if the defendant in a guilty plea is not accurratelly admonished on that consequence.
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People v. Washington, 2019 IL App (1st) 172372 (June). Episode 657 (Duration 12:54)
Defendant gets some more credit for time served. [Read more…]
After An Appeal Generally A Court Cannot Impose A Harsher Sentence On The Remand
People v. Mischke, 2018 IL App (2d) 160472 (July). Episode 520 (Duration 8:14)
Defendant was resentenced to an aggregate sentence larger than his original sentence. [Read more…]
“Great Bodily Harm” is Different From “Severe Bodily Injury”
People v. Alvarez, 2016 IL App (2d) 140364 (June). Episode 203 (Duration 5:04)
The statute required “great bodily harm and permanent disfigurement”, however consecutive sentencing requires “severe bodily injury”, the judge only made one finding. [Read more…]
Consecutive Sentence Mandatory If On Felony Bond
People v. Johnson, 2015 IL App (4th) 130968 (November). Episode 115 (Duration: 3:38)
Defendant’s 3 consecutive sentences stand, but this was not a “bond-on-bond” situation”.
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