In 1998, this Cook County defendant committed offenses for which he was indicted for first degree murder, home invasion, residential burglary and two separate charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault. A conviction for the last-named offense, by statute, triggers mandatory consecutive sentences where there are convictions for multiple offenses.
In Lake County, this defendant was charged with indecent solicitation of a child and unlawful restraint based on an incident that occurred in 2007 concerning a girl who was walking home from school in Waukegan. Cardona has never been brought to trial on these charges. Instead, he was ruled unfit for trial and was transferred to the Elgin Mental Health Center for further evaluation and treatment.
In Lake County, this defendant was charged with indecent solicitation of a child and unlawful restraint based on an incident that occurred in 2007 concerning a girl who was walking home from school in Waukegan. Cardona has never been brought to trial on these charges. Instead, he was ruled unfit for trial and was transferred to the Elgin Mental Health Center for further evaluation and treatment.
In 1996, a Cook County jury convicted this defendant of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder, and he was sentenced to consecutive terms of 60 and 30 years. The appellate court affirmed.
A Henry County jury convicted this defendant of armed robbery for taking $965 from Julie Kelly in 2009 by threatening the use of force while armed with a firearm. The circuit court imposed a 23-year term, which included a 15-year firearm enhancement. Blair complained that this statutory enhancement was unconstitutional and appealed.
This dispute began in 2007 when the Inspector General of the City of Chicago initiated an investigation of possible improprieties with respect to how a former city employee had been awarded a city contract without going through the normal competitive process. Documents were sought from the citys Law Department, and some information was furnished, but some documents furnished contained redactions, based on the Law Departments reliance on attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.
In 1998, this Cook County defendant committed offenses for which he was indicted for first degree murder, home invasion, residential burglary and two separate charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault. A conviction for the last-named offense, by statute, triggers mandatory consecutive sentences where there are convictions for multiple offenses.
This Winnebago County defendant went to a jury trial concerning sexual misconduct allegedly committed against his stepdaughter in 2007, when she was nine years old. She testified at trial, as did her young cousin and stepmother, along with a child forensic interviewer and a registered nurse.
This dispute began in 2007 when the Inspector General of the City of Chicago initiated an investigation of possible improprieties with respect to how a former city employee had been awarded a city contract without going through the normal competitive process. Documents were sought from the citys Law Department, and some information was furnished, but some documents furnished contained redactions, based on the Law Departments reliance on attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine.