By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Turner, 2024 IL App (1st) 211648 (July). Episode 1059 (Duration 14:58)
Pro Se guy about to get thrown out of court during jury selection should be admonished he’ll be without representation in the courtroom or standby counsel should be appointed.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Prince, 2024 IL App (2d) 230027 (July). Episode 1057 (Duration 9:31)
Defendant clearly attempted to exercise a peremptory challenge immediately after the State accepted and tendered the panel back to the trial court, which ignored defendant’s challenge.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Richardson, 2022 IL App (2d) 210316 (October). Episode 966 (Duration 13:44)
The trial court abused its discretion when it failed to grant defendant’s motion for a mistrial after the jury subsequently indicated it could not agree.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Alexander, 2017 IL App (1st) 142170 (June), People v. Brown, 2017 IL App (3d) 140514 (May), and People v. Washington, 2019 IL App (1st) 161742 (October). Episode 704 (Duration 15:26)
I think this is a better rule to help explain these cases.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Manning, 2018 IL 122081 (March). Episode 480 (Duration 21:31)
Jury wanted to know what happens if they can’t agree on second degree murder.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Alexander, 2017 IL App (1st) 142170 (June). Episode 370 (Duration 6:43)
Illogical verdicts in this trial won’t require reversal.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Brown, 2017 IL App (3d) 140514 (May). Episode 367 (Duration 14:51)
The jury signed the not guilty of first degree murder conviction and they signed the second degree murder instruction, this was inconsistent, yet the conviction is sustained.
[Read more…]By Samuel Partida, Jr.