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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.
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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.
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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…]