Court Error – Plea Colloquy
Bryant Ellis challenges the denial of his postsentencing motion for plea withdrawal.
LIRC Review – Refusal to Rehire
Daniel Anderson sustained injuries while working for Northridge Chevrolet GEO (Northridge) as a parts advisor.
Postconviction Motion Denied – Sentence Modification
Timothy Trimble, pro se, appeals an order denying his motion to “correct and modify” his sentence.
Sentence Modification – Double Jeopardy
Darin E. Haizel appeals from a circuit court order denying his motion for sentence modification.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary Judgment – Sanctions
Justin Castelino was suspended from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for a semester for academic misconduct.
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.
Prejudgment Interest
In 2016, a manufacturer of recreational vehicles delivered 21 new RVs to a group of affiliated dealers.
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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