By Samuel Partida, Jr.
People v. Pacheco, 2023 IL 127535 (September). Episode 1013 (Duration 10:30)
A trial court may impose limitations on a defense counsel’s cross-examination into the potential bias of a prosecution witness without offending the defendant’s sixth amendment right to confrontation.
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People v. DeGrave, 2023 IL App (1st) 192479 (June). Episode 1000 (Duration 9:48)
In a self-defense case, evidence of the alleged victim’s propensity for violence—via prior acts of violence—is relevant because, if the victim was violent on another occasion, it makes it more likely that the victim was the aggressor on the occasion in question.
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People v. Pinkett, 2023 IL 127223 (June). Episode 999 (Duration 9:27)
Contrary to the State’s argument that the prosecutor’s comments were proper under Illinois evidentiary rules, defendant’s silence was not evidence of consciousness of guilt.
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People v. Glover, 2023 IL App (2d) 220178 (June). Episode 998 (Duration 11:19)
Giving the prosecution’s PowerPoint to the jury during deliberation was like putting a prosecutor in the room with them.
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People v. Conway, 2023 IL 127670 (May). Episode 995 (Duration 6:20)
The trial court’s comments regarding the officer’s training related to the court’s credibility determination and as nothing else in the record indicates that the trial court displayed a favoritism for police testimony, the appellate court erred in holding that the trial court had a pronounced pro-police bias.
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People v. Brown, 2023 IL 126852 (February). Episode 979 (Duration 4:23)
No error that during voir dire the trial court requested to see the attorneys at sidebars and, during those discussions, defendant remained at counsel table.
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People v. Galarza, 2023 IL 127678 (February). Episode 978 (Duration 7:22)
Defendant’s stipulated bench trial was not tantamount to a guilty plea, and the trial court was not required to provide Rule 402(a) admonishments.
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People v. Wallace, 2022 IL App (4th) 210475 (October). Episode 968 (Duration 8:11)
Had the trial court conducted a Montgomery analysis to determine whether defendant’s 2003 felony cannabis conviction was admissible on the issue of his credibility, it could have easily determined that the conviction was not admissible for that purpose.
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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.
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People v. Villarreal, 2022 IL App (2d) 200077 (July). Episode 956 (Duration 5:04)
Although defendant’s stipulated bench trial was tantamount to a guilty plea, she did not waive review of the ruling on her motion to suppress
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