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Lack Of Remorse And Facts Learned At Trial Defeat A Claim Of A Trial Tax

June 12, 2019 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

In re H.C., 2019 IL App (1st) 182581 (May). Episode 639 (Duration 7:55)

Kid refused to admit he did the crime and says he got dinged for it at trial. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aggravation, Mitigation

In A Drug Conspiracy State Has To Prove The Amount of Drugs Attributable To The Conspiracy

September 12, 2018 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

People v. Long, 2012018 IL App (4th) 150919 (August). Episode 535 (Duration 7:35)

Defendant is guilty of a conspiracy but the state had to prove how much meth they made with his camping fuel.

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Filed Under: Accountability, Mitigation

Paltry Crime For Paltry Sum Leads To Un-Paltry Sentence: 12 Years For $44 In Quarters Doesn’t Seem Constitutiional

January 11, 2017 By Samuel Partida, Jr.

People v. Busse, 2016 IL App (1st) 142941 (December). Episode 280 (Duration 8:27)

A paltry crime for a paltry sum does not warrant the paltry sentence of 12 years. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Constitutional, Mandatory X, Mitigation

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