In re T.Z., 2017 IL App (4th) 170545 (December). Episode 450 (Duration 10:35)
7 year old victim is allowed to whisper the damaging testimony to the judge who then repeated the statement for the record.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
In re T.Z., 2017 IL App (4th) 170545 (December). Episode 450 (Duration 10:35)
7 year old victim is allowed to whisper the damaging testimony to the judge who then repeated the statement for the record.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
In re T.J.D., 2017 IL App (5th) 170133 (November). Episode 449 (Duration 11:39)
Petitioner has to prove he poses “no risk” to reoffend even though evaluators never go beyond a “low risk” assessment.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. McClenton, 2017 IL App (3d) 160387 (September). Episode 408 (Duration 6:55)
Judge can’t dismiss SORA charges or order ISP to remove a person from the sex offender registry.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
In re B.G., 2017 IL App (3d) 170144 (July). Episode 407 (Duration 5:24)
Defendant’s right to petition to end his sex offender registration was not terminated by his new offense.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Jones, 2017 IL App (1st) 143718 (July). Episode 406 (Duration 8:56)
This SORA conviction is reversed because the state failed to prove defendant had a duty to register.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
Packingham v. North Carolina, 15-1194 (June 2017). Episode 386 (Duration 10:04)
Can’t have a sweeping law keeping sex offenders off of Facebook and other social media. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Howard, 2017 IL 120443 (March). Episode 323 (Duration 4:52)
Illinois Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of anti loitering statute for sex offenders.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Gomez, 2017 IL App (1st) 142950 (March). Episode 322 (Duration 5:56)
Another failure to register as a sex offender is overruled; really highlighting it matters how they charge these things.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Pearse, 2017 IL 121072 (March). Episode 321 (Duration 10:54)
In Illinois SORA authorizes criminal charges for failure to register as a sex offender. [Read more…]
By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Encalado, 2017 IL App (1st) 142548 (February). Episode 314 (Duration 10:18)
Trial judge did not allow the defendant to ask the jury if they could remain impartial not withstanding the fact that likes to pay for sex.
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