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Case Digests

May 14, 2019

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.

May 14, 2019

CHIPS – Failure to Appoint Guardian Ad Litem

M.C. appeals a case closure order entered in a CHIPS proceeding regarding his son, Alex.

May 14, 2019

Sufficiency of Evidence

Jack McKenzie Wingo, III, appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of four felonies.

May 14, 2019

Jury Instructions

Dale Goshaw and Auto-Owners Insurance Company appeal a money judgment entered in favor of Nevin Smith in this negligence action.

May 13, 2019

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.

May 13, 2019

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.

May 13, 2019

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).

May 13, 2019

Abuse of Discretion – Jurisdiction

Brock Industrial Services, LLC, is an Illinois-based provider of industrial services, including scaffolding, painting, insulation, and shoring.

May 13, 2019

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.

May 10, 2019

Weekly Case Digests – May 6, 2019 – May 10, 2019

Weekly Case Digests – May 6, 2019 – May 10, 2019

May 8, 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.

May 8, 2019

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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