People v. Johnson, 2019 IL 123318 (August). Episode 661 (Duration 8:16) Supreme Court smacks down 3rd district appellate panel trying to get rid of all burglaries to retail theft establishments.
Not Even Close To Being A Race Neutral Reason
Flowers v. Mississippi, SCOTUS, (June 2019). Episode 653 (Duration 10:17) In six trials, the State struck 41 of the 42 black prospective jurors.
These Judges Think Playing A Video In The Courtroom Is Really Really Bad
People v. Hollahan, 2019 IL App (3d) 150556 (June). Episode 652 (Duration 12:40) Third District structural error interpretation is a radical departure from the traditional way of playing a video for a jury.
Judge Cleared The Courtroom But Didn’t Quite Follow The Rules
People v. Schoonover, 2019 IL App (4th) 160882 (April). Episode 635 (Duration 8:30) Judge clears the courtroom when the child takes the stand, was that proper?
Dropsy, Smells-Me, Front Seating, and Other Testilying Testimony Has To Be Weighed On It’s Own Merit
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (April). Episode 630 (Duration 11:07) Court is not insensitive to claims of “dropsy” testimony and “testilying.”
Generally Speaking A Hung Jury Will Meet The Manifest Necessity Analysis And Avoiding Double Jeopardy Issues
People v. Kimble, 2019 IL 122830 (April). Episode 622 (Duration 9:42) Judge declared a mistrial kind of early, still double jeopardy was not implicated.
Prosecutors Questions Could Have Been Presented More Clearly And Completely In The Grand Jury Room
People v. Rebollar-Vergara, 2019 IL App (2d) 140871 (March). Episode 616 (Duration 12:24) Defendant gets into an argument with a guy and his buddy ups and shoots him, then sloppy questioning happens in the grand jury room.
An Example Of Inartful Closing Argument And How To Fix It
People v. Garcia, 2019 IL App (2d) 161112 (March). Episode 615 (Duration 13:00) Prosecutor used an inartful example to illustrate accountability, but this was not plain error.
Corpus Delicti Rule Raised In This DUI Crash Case
People v. Sanchez, 2019 IL App (3d) 160643 (March). Episode 608 (Duration 9:08) Defendant is arrested at his home where he found plastered and driven back to the crash scene by police.
Bulge In Your Pants May Be A Source Of Good Or Evil (Also There’s A Split In The Districts)
People v. Holt, 2019 IL App (3d) 160504 (March). Episode 607 (Duration 7:12) The split deepens between the Second, Fourth and Third Districts on these burglary/retail theft convictions.
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