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A Case To Consider As We Wait For The Van Dyke Sentencing

October 24, 2018 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Brewer, 2018 IL App (1st) 160155 (September). Episode 550 (Duration 19:17)

Defendant takes an officer’s gun and shoots and kills him as he is ending his shift, was the officer still on duty acting as an officer? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Enhancement

No Double Enhancement Problem When Injury Is Really Bad

August 31, 2016 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Arbuckle, 2016 IL App (3d) 121014-B (August). Episode 218 (Duration 7:08)

Bodily harm may be considered an aggravating factor without employing a double enhancement if the injury is above a threshold level. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aggravation, Enhancement

Double Drug Enhancement is Alive But Limited

January 27, 2016 By Arthur McGibbons

People v. Williams, 2016 IL 118375 (January 2016). Episode 133 (Duration 5:07)

The drug enhancement under 720 ILCS 570/408(a) remains “valid” but it doesn’t apply when other sentencing enhancements kick in. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Enhancement

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