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.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
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.
Read moreBy Samuel Partida, Jr.
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. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Buffer, 2019 IL 122327 (April). Episode 625 (Duration 8:41)
Illinois Supreme Court says anything over 40 years is a de facto life sentence.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Harris, 2018 IL 121932 (October). Episode 551 (Duration 14:08)
Illinois Supreme Court reveals the path 18-21 year olds should follow in order to have their their youthfulness considered as a factor at sentencing. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Rodriguez, 2018 IL App (1st) 160030 (September). Episode 457 (Duration 6:24)
Can defendant combine a sentence from an earlier crime with the sentence of a new crime to claim a de facto life sentence? [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Coty, 2018 IL App (1st) 162383 (August). Episode 525 (Duration 7:56)
Defendant had an IQ between 55 and 65, his 50 year sentence was a life sentence, and he needs a new sentencing hearing. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Holman, 2017 IL 120655 (September)
People v. Hoy, 2017 IL App (1st) 142596 (September)
People v. Evans, 2017 IL App (1st) 143562 (August). Episode 413 (Duration 10:27)
Defendant was 17 years old when he was given a discretionary life sentence, is he entitled to a new sentencing hearing?
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Harris, 2016 IL App (1st) 141744 (December) & People v. Horta, 2016 IL App (2nd)140714 (December). Episode 281 (Duration 12:32)
18 year old shooter gets a de facto life sentence of 76 years which shock the moral sense of the community (according to this appellate panel). While another 18 year old receives 59 years for a heinous murder that sticks. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Brown, 2014 IL App (4th) 120887 (October).
In this case, trial counsel gave wrong sentencing information to his client charged with a double murder. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Brown, 2014 IL App (4th) 120887 (October).
In this case, trial counsel gave wrong sentencing information to his client charged with a double murder.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
A life sentence for a nonviolent drug offender is discussed in Podcast Episode 006 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast discusses. Is this an example of run-a-muck sentencing or is this justice? [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
A life sentence for a nonviolent drug offender is discussed in Podcast Episode 006 of the Criminal Nuggets Podcast discusses. Is this an example of run-a-muck sentencing or is this justice?
[Read more…]