Seventh Circuit: District Court Erred in Denying Compassionate Release Motion by Limiting ‘Extraordinary and Compelling’ Analysis to USSG § 1B1.13 by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois must consider relevant …
News in Brief by Arizona: After shooting more people than any other U.S. city or county police department in 2018, the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD) will now be the subject of a “pattern and practice” (P&P) investigation announced on August 5, 2021, by the federal Department of Justice (DOJ), according …
Seventh Circuit: Prosecutor’s Comments Not Supported by Evidence Denied Defendant Fair Trial, Affirms Habeas Relief by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that a prosecutor’s closing comments about the State’s own witness were so harmful to the defendant that it affirmed …
Seventh Circuit Finds Lack of Evidence, Grants Habeas Relief, and Orders ‘Immediate Release’ by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a rare case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted habeas corpus relief to a state prisoner after finding that the State’s evidence was lacking and the …
HRDC v. IDOC, IL, Complaint, FOIA, 2021 Hearing Date: 12/16/2021 9:30 AM - 9:30 AM Courtroom Number: 2301 Location: District 1 Court Cook County, IL FILED DATE: 8/17/2021 4:27 PM 2021CH04102 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, CHANCERY DIVISION HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. ILLINOIS …
Illinois Supreme Court: State Failed to Prove Constructive Possession of Firearm by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed a defendant’s conviction for firearm possession because the State failed to present sufficient evidence to prove that he constructively possessed it. In June 2015, a police …
Allen v. Williams, IL, Settlement, Religious Worship, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Official Case # Case# 17-1900 17-CV-1900 Filed Case Name Allen, Keith #M21830 v. Godinez, et al. Status Received 4/4/17 6/13/17 closed -----·Plaintiffs: -------------------------------Defendants: Date Served Class Action D I0OC# ·-· Opposing Counsel: Institutions: OnAppeal D Spears D …
Illinois DOC - Securus Contract Renewal 2021-2022 ϭ͘ DESCRIPTION OF CONTRACT BEING RENEWED: The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology and Securus Technologies, >> are renewing Contract # CIT9331500 for phone services for the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Human Services incarcerated persons and …
Illinois Supreme Court Announces Person Seeking Certificate of Innocence Need Only Prove Innocence of Originally Prosecuted Theory of Offense, not Every Conceivable Theory by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Illinois held that a petitioner for a certificate of innocence under § 2-702(g)(3) of the Code of …
Seventh Circuit: Knowing and Intelligent Waiver of Miranda Rights Distinct and Separate Issue From Whether Statement Was Voluntary by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that the issue of whether an accused person’s waiver of his Miranda rights was knowing and …
Illinois Supreme Court: Motion to Suppress Statements Granted Where Police Prolonged Traffic Stop to Investigate Offenses Unrelated to the Stop by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Illinois affirmed a decision of the appellate court that ruled a motion to suppress inculpatory statements should have been granted …
John Howard Association, IL, Covid Deaths Within Illinois Dept of Corrections, 2021 Data Report Facility Report COVID-19 Deaths Reported within IDOC from March 2020-2021 Table of Contents COVID-19 Deaths Reported within IDOC from March 2020-2021 ........................................ 3 COVID-19 Deaths by Prison ..................................................................................................................... 3 Age at Death .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Age Comparison …
Study: Reduced Pretrial Incarceration Doesn’t Diminish Public Safety by Casey Bastian by Casey Bastian A Loyola University Chicago study, which was funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, closely examined a 2017 Cook County, Illinois, bail reform initiative and its impact on public safety. All too often, …
Illinois Study: Crime Rate not Tied to Prison Population Levels by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss Illinois’ crime rate is not significantly tied to a reduction or an increase in prison population, according to the study Projecting Illinois Crime Rates and the Impact of Further Prison Population Reductions (November 2020.) …
Seventh Circuit Exercises Supervisory Powers in Reversing District Court’s Judgment Revoking Supervised Release by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit exercised its supervisory powers authorizing it to reverse the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois’s order that revoked Anthony …
News in Brief by California: A federal jury awarded a man who suffered severe head and face injuries in an encounter with a San Diego detective $1.5 million in November 2020. San Diego’s City Council, meanwhile, is expected to “approve a $2.5 million settlement, the money awarded by the jury …
Lewis v. Wexford, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2021 Information Sheet for Case Number Case# 17-5272 Official Case# 17-CV-5272 Institu tions: Filed Lewis, Brian #R60592 v. Wexford Health Sources, Inc., et al. Plaintiffs: Op pos ing Counsel: Case Name IDOC# Defendants: Date Served Received 8/23/17 Status 10/2/17 closed Class Action On …
Clay v. Pfister, IL, Settlement, Conditions of Confinement, 2021 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIE CLAY, ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) Case no. 16-cv-5748 ) ) v. ) RANDY PFISTER, Honorable Andrea R. Wood ) ) ~--1:l,-- .--------- -----------. ------------~~- . …
News in Brief by California: Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Deputy Sukhdeep Gill, 27, was arrested in January 2021 for faking his own shooting and alleging he’d been a victim in a drive-by shooting while on patrol, according to thefreethoughtproject.com. He was charged with felony vandalism and falsely reporting a crime, …
Seventh Circuit Joins Other Circuits Holding Any Crack Cocaine Offense Under § 841 Qualifies for First Step Act Relief by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In a case broadening the scope of relief for crack cocaine offenders under the First Step Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh …
