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Fitness For Trial: There’s A Higher Burden On Counsel To Root-Out And Identify Unfit Defendant’s

September 18, 2018 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Hiatt, 2018 IL App (3d) 160751 (August). Episode 537 (Duration 8:40)

Defendant wins his postconviction petition because there were enough signs he was unfit. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fitness For Trial

To What Extent Can An Unfit Defendant Control The Litigation?

December 1, 2014 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Holt, 2014 IL 116989 (November). Episode 033 (Duration 10:41)

In this fitness hearing fiasco, a public defender paved the way for a finding of unfitness. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fitness For Trial, Podcast

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