Probable Cause
Calvin Lee Brown appeals a judgment of conviction, entered upon guilty pleas, to one count of possession of heroin with intent to deliver and one count of human trafficking.
CHIPS – Failure to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem
M.C. appeals a case closure order entered in a CHIPS proceeding regarding his son, Alex.
Sufficiency of Evidence
Jack McKenzie Wingo, III, appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of four felonies.
Jury Instructions
Dale Goshaw and Auto-Owners Insurance Company appeal a money judgment entered in favor of Nevin Smith in this negligence action.
Guardianship and Protective Placement
J.S.N. appeals orders that protectively placed his father, J.J.N.; appointed guardians of J.J.N.’s person and estate; and revoked J.J.N.’s power of attorney documents.
2nd Amendment Violation – Privileges and Immunities Clause
Before us is a challenge to the scheme Illinois has enacted to license the concealed carry of firearms.
Limited Remedy – Uniform Commercial Code
Decades ago, the Wisconsin Supreme Court interpreted two limited remedy provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code in Murray v. Holiday Rambler, Inc., 265 N.W.2d 513 (Wis. 1978).
Abuse of Discretion – Jurisdiction
Brock Industrial Services, LLC, is an Illinois-based provider of industrial services, including scaffolding, painting, insulation, and shoring.
Probable Cause
Deandre Cherry’s heroin customers had been complaining about the poor quality of his supply, so on a rainy night in May 2012, he drove into a parking lot in Markham, Illinois hoping to exchange his inventory of low‐ quality heroin for a better supply of cocaine that his supplier had just picked up at O’Hare airport.
Weekly Case Digests – May 6, 2019 – May 10, 2019
Weekly Case Digests – May 6, 2019 – May 10, 2019
Statutory Interpretation – Capital Punishment – Consitutionality
Russell Bucklew concedes that the State of Missouri lawfully convicted him of murder and a variety of other crimes.
Expert Testimony
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides benefits to individuals who cannot obtain work because of a physical or mental disability.
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- Biden-Lead Secret Service admits agency denied past requests by Trump’s campaign for tighter security
- Class action filed against Walgreens
Case Digests
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Double Jeopardy; Sentencing
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Sexual Assault-Prosecutorial Misconduct
- Contract-Negligence
- Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Discovery
- Family Law; Child Support; Property Division First paragraph(s)
- Ineffective Assistance of Counsel- Exclusion of Evidence of Witness Bias
- Postconviction Relief-Sentencing-Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- 14th Amendment – Due Process
- Criminal-Sentencing Guidelines – Enhancement
- Bankruptcy-Tax
- Civil Rights – 14th Amendment-Jury Instructions
- Contract; Foreclosure and Property