Ozimek appeals an order revoking his privilege to operate a motor vehicle for one year based upon his refusal to submit to an evidentiary blood draw.
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Case Digests
Warrantless Search & Seizure-Child Pornography
A jury convicted Cox of sex-torting and exploiting multiple victims, including minors, and receiving child pornography.
Read More »Money Laundering Conspiracy- Law Enforcement Expert Testimony
A jury convicted defendant-appellant Xianbing Gan on three counts of money laundering and one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, but acquitted him on one count of participating in a money laundering conspiracy.
Read More »Postconviction Relief-Evidence
Moran was convicted of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm for a 2006 shooting in Calumet City, Illinois.
Read More »Employment Law-Diversity
Village manager Thomas Barwin resigned under threat of termination two and one-half years before his pension rights vested.
Read More »Admission of Evidence-Child Pornography
Appellant West was convicted of possessing child pornography and other sexual offenses against children.
Read More »Class Action- Illinois Right of Publicity Act
Elizabeth Huston, a Good Housekeeping magazine subscriber, filed a putative class action complaint alleging a media conglomerate, Hearst Communications, Inc., violated her right of publicity by offering to sell and selling mailing lists containing her, and 9.1 million other subscribers’, identifying information.
Read More »Disability Benefits
Durham filed for disability benefits on September 12, 2017.
Read More »Entrapment- Enticement of a minor
Rafael Mercado used an Internet application to meet “Alexis,” a profile operated by a trained FBI agent conducting an undercover investigation of adults with sexual interest in children.
Read More »Guardianship-Competency
Petitioner appeals the circuit court’s finding that she is incompetent and the resulting order establishing the guardianship of her and of her estate, as well as an order for her protective placement after petitioner fell and her husband suffered a stroke.
Read More »False Arrest
Phillip Edward Osborne alleged that Illinois State Police Officer Shawn Myers arrested him without probable cause and therefore violated his civil rights.
Read More »Class Action – Certification
Bennett contends that Division 10 of Cook County Jail does not satisfy the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation Act because it lacks the grab bars and other fixtures that disabled inmates may need in order to use showers and toilets safely.
Read More »Explanation of Courts Reasoning
Robert Slamka petitioned for review of a decision of the court of appeals, Slamka v. General Heating & Air Conditioning Inc.
Read More »Fraudulent Misrepresentation
Stanton appeals the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of LVNV Funding LLC in its small claims action against Stanton with regard to an unpaid credit card balance.
Read More »Involuntary Commitment and Medication
Trevor appeals two orders entered under WIS. STAT. ch. 51, one recommitting him for twelve months and another allowing for the involuntary administration of medication and treatment.
Read More »Self-incrimination-Statement Coerced
Jones appeals his judgment of conviction for second-degree sexual assault of a child, as well as an order denying his postconviction motion.
Read More »Admissible Evidence – Jury Instructions
In this consolidated appeal, appeals from judgments convicting him of two counts of trafficking of a child, one count of human trafficking, one count of second-degree sexual assault of a child, one count of soliciting a child for prostitution, and one count of physical abuse of a child.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Reed appeals from a judgment convicting him of conspiracy to commit first-degree intentional homicide and from orders denying him postconviction relief.
Read More »Reliance on nonprecedential BIA decisions
Dulce Zaragoza, a native and citizen of Mexico and a lawful permanent resident of the United States, pleaded guilty to the Indiana offense of criminal neglect of a dependent after locking her six-year-old son in a closet for six hours.
Read More »Sentencing Guidelines
Ramirez pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).
Read More »Sufficiency of Evidence – Drug Purity
Moore was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for multiple drug offenses.
Read More »Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits
Karrine Milhem applied for Social Security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income.
Read More »Waiver of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
M.N., Jr. (“Max”) appeals from a non-final order waiving him into adult court. Max contends that the circuit court erroneously believed that supervision and services for him would end when he reached the age of eighteen.
Read More »Plea Withdrawal –Child Abuse
Hughes appeals her judgment of conviction after she pled guilty to four counts relating to the child abuse and neglect of T.W. and J.W. She also appeals from the order denying her postconviction motion.
Read More »Ineffective Assistance of Counsel-Jury Instruction
Lorainz D. Johnson appeals from a judgment of conviction for first-degree reckless homicide and an order of the circuit court denying his postconviction motion for a new trial.
Read More »Reasonable Suspicion – Suppression of Evidence
James Timothy Genous appeals from a judgment of conviction, following a guilty plea, to one count of felon in possession of a firearm.
Read More »Criminal Procedure-Restitution
Tracie Dickey, the leader of her own church, Deliverance Tabernacle Ministries International, claimed to be a prophet who received commands from God.
Read More »Compassionate Release-Immunity
Ahamad Atkins, a federal inmate, sued federal judges, the prosecutor, his court-appointed attorneys, a federal court reporter, and the United States for, in his view, mishandling his criminal trial.
Read More »Election Law
Kormanik sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission ("WEC") alleging that two documents provided by the WEC to municipal clerks erroneously interpreted certain election statutes as permitting a clerk to "spoil" an absentee ballot at an elector's request.
Read More »Sufficiency of Evidence
Sanchez Wilson appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree sexual assault of a child, first-degree reckless injury while using a dangerous weapon, and possessing a firearm while a felon.
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