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A Case To Consider As We Wait For The Van Dyke Sentencing

October 24, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

People v. Brewer, 2018 IL App (1st) 160155 (September). Episode 550 (Duration 19:17)

Defendant takes an officer’s gun and shoots and kills him as he is ending his shift, was the officer still on duty acting as an officer?

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Filed Under: Enhancement

No Double Enhancement Problem When Injury Is Really Bad

August 31, 2016 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

People v. Arbuckle, 2016 IL App (3d) 121014-B (August). Episode 218 (Duration 7:08)

Bodily harm may be considered an aggravating factor without employing a double enhancement if the injury is above a threshold level.

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Filed Under: Aggravation, Enhancement

Double Drug Enhancement is Alive But Limited

January 27, 2016 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

People v. Williams, 2016 IL 118375 (January). Episode 133 (Duration 5:07)

The drug enhancement under 720 ILCS 570/408(a) remains “valid” but it doesn’t apply when other sentencing enhancements kick in.

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Filed Under: Enhancement

In Illinois The Double Drug Enhancement Doesn’t Apply If Any Other Sentencing Enhancement Is Applicable

September 18, 2014 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Plea bargaining a drug case with a defendant with a prior drug conviction can feel like a boxing match with one of the fighter’s arms tied behind his back. In podcast episode 012 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast, I discuss a recent case which can drastically change the dynamics of plea bargaining a drug case in Illinois.

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Filed Under: Enhancement, Extended Term

In Illinois The Double Drug Enhancement Doesn’t Apply If Any Other Sentencing Enhancement Is Applicable

September 18, 2014 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

Plea bargaining a drug case with a defendant with a prior drug conviction can feel like a boxing match with one of the fighter’s arms tied behind his back. In podcast episode 012 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast, I discuss a recent case which can drastically change the dynamics of plea bargaining a drug case in Illinois.

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Filed Under: Enhancement, Extended Term

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