Motion to Suppress
Sabrina Hebert appeals a judgment of conviction for second-offense operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration.
Suppression – Fourth Amendment
Darren Caster appeals a judgment of conviction for second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Legal Malpractice – Sufficiency of Evidence
Mark Halbman appeals from an order of the circuit court granting the motion to dismiss of Mitchell J. Barrock d/b/a Barrock & Barrock (hereinafter “Barrock”) at the close of Halbman’s case-in-chief during the jury trial of this legal malpractice action.
Sale of Real Estate – Trust
Patricia Jansa, Christine Jansa, Carol Jansa, and Catherine Pechacek (the Jansa sisters) appeal an order denying a motion to approve the sale of trust real estate.
Sentence Modification
Gregory S. Gorak, pro se, appeals an order of the circuit court that denied his motion for reconsideration of an order denying his motion for sentence modification.
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Larry Holden Dunn, Jr., appeals from a judgment of conviction and an order denying his postconviction motion.
Invoking Right to Counsel
Eric L. Hill appeals a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree intentional homicide by use of a dangerous weapon and attempted armed robbery.
Excessive Restitution – Court Error
Justin Robert White appeals a judgment of conviction entered upon his guilty plea to one count of armed robbery.
Violation of Due Process – Sovereign Immunity
Nicholas Hess was suspended and later expelled from Southern Illinois University (SIU) after he was arrested for aggravated battery.
Deliberate Indifference – 8th Amendment
While serving a probation-revocation sentence in an Illinois prison, Calvin Whiting fell ill with what turned out to be a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Negligence – Sufficiency of Evidence – Res Ipsa Loquitur
In July 2009, Appellant James Blasius purchased a used 2005 Ford Excursion. In June 2012, Blasius entrusted Appellee Angel Automotive, Inc. (“AAI”) with upgrading the vehicle to make it “safe” and “reliable.”
Life Insurance – Statutory Interpretation
In 2007 an insurance company named Sun Life (the defendant in this case and the appellant in this court) issued a $6 million policy on the life of a wealthy 81‐year‐old named Charles Margolin.
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