Standing
Robert Cook appeals a circuit court order affirming a decision of the Town of Spider Lake Zoning Board of Appeals (the Board).
Motion to Suppress – Reasonable Suspicion
Jacob Vandenberg appeals a judgment entered on his plea of no contest to first-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Sufficiency of Evidence
Victor Havenga appeals a judgment convicting him of two counts of false imprisonment and one count of disorderly conduct, all as a repeat offender.
Court Error – Sentence Modification
Gregory Lee Farrow appeals from an order of the circuit court that denied his new-factor sentence modification motion.
Court Error – Attorney Fees
This appeal concerns a claim for contribution by defendant-appellant Scott H. Smith (Smith) against defendant-respondent Gregory Kleynerman (Kleynerman) arising from debts owed by European Motor Works, LLC (EMW), a limited liability company in which Smith and Kleynerman each held a fifty percent interest. Smith appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Kleynerman and the su[...]
Damages – Court Error
Steven Schmidt d/b/a Schmidt Consulting LLC, Safe Money Solutions, LLC, and Schmidt Wealth Management LLC (collectively, Schmidt) appeal a judgment entered after a court trial determined that Schmidt defrauded Marilyn Starstead (Starstead).
Sentencing – Constitutionality
Defendants-appellants John Morrison and Anna Novak both pled guilty to distributing a controlled substance analog and to tax fraud.
Property Right – Ordinance
Plaintiff-appellant, Leora H. Bell, filed suit against Defendant-appellee, City of Country Club Hills, claiming a deprivation of her constitutional rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 7 – Nov. 11, 2016
Weekly Case Digests — Nov. 7 - Nov. 11, 2016
Court Error – Failure to Mitigate Damages Evidence
Robyn Swantz suffered a foot injury in a motor vehicle accident and, as a result, made a claim for insurance coverage against Acuity.
Sex Offender Registry
F.B. appeals from an order of the circuit court requiring him to register as a sex offender.
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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