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Opinion

Aug 19, 2021

Court Error – Plea Colloquy

Bryant Ellis challenges the denial of his postsentencing motion for plea withdrawal.

Aug 18, 2021

LIRC Review – Refusal to Rehire

Daniel Anderson sustained injuries while working for Northridge Chevrolet GEO (Northridge) as a parts advisor.

Aug 18, 2021

Postconviction Motion Denied – Sentence Modification

Timothy Trimble, pro se, appeals an order denying his motion to “correct and modify” his sentence.

Aug 18, 2021

Sentence Modification – Double Jeopardy

Darin E. Haizel appeals from a circuit court order denying his motion for sentence modification.

Aug 18, 2021

Postconviction Motion Denied – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

Mark Anthony Culpepper appeals a judgment convicting him of one count of first-degree reckless homicide and one count of attempted first-degree reckless homicide, both as a party to a crime and while armed with a dangerous weapon.

Aug 18, 2021

Abuse of Discretion – Hearsay Evidence

After sliding off the road on a snowy night, Lola Chang and Ey Lao were arrested after a police officer, originally approaching the car to check on their safety, grew suspicious and a search eventually turned up evidence of drugs and weapons.

Aug 18, 2021

Sentence Modification – Extraordinary and Compelling Reasons

Appellant Eural Black is serving a forty-year sentence in federal prison for firearm, robbery, and drug offenses that he committed as a Chicago police officer.

Aug 18, 2021

Probable Cause – Warrantless Search – Suppression of Evidence

In 2018, a state police officer sought and obtained a warrant to search Defendant Edward Woodfork’s home based on the officer’s orchestration of several controlled-buy drug transactions involving Woodfork.

Aug 18, 2021

Summary Judgment – Sanctions

Justin Castelino was suspended from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for a semester for academic misconduct.

Aug 18, 2021

Sufficiency of Evidence

On March 22, 2009, a jury found Luis Villavicencio‐Serna guilty of first‐degree murder of Armando Huerta Jr. Scant physical evidence linked him to the charge.

Aug 18, 2021

Prejudgment Interest

In 2016, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles delivered 21 new RVs to a group of affiliated dealers.

Aug 18, 2021

Insurance Claim – Policy Limits

Plaintiff Cody Christopherson has appealed from a grant of summary judgment in favor of his home insurance company, defendant American Strategic Insurance Corporation, known as ASI.

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