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See People v. Geiler, 2015 IL App (5th) 140423 (February). Episode 055 (Duration 14:27)
Pro se defendant files motion to dismiss his speeding ticket based on a violation of Illinois Supreme Court Rule 552. This private citizen uncovered a pattern of chronic rule violations by his local police department. [Read more…]
Does the State have to identify the victim of crime in charges? An intransigent prosecution was not rewarded for disobeying the trial court’s order to amend the information by allowing them to proceed to trial on a defective charge. Charges were dismissed for not identifying the victim. [Read more…]
Often enough, an accused is confronted with an arrest warrant for an offense that “happened years ago.” Usually, it happens during a traffic stop when the officer informs the driver that “he is going to have to take him in on a warrant.”