In this McLean County case, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a conviction for unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver imposed on a defendant who was a passenger in a vehicle which was stopped because of what police claimed was an obstructed license plate. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months of probation.
On July 18, 2003 a new Senate Bill was signed into law. This law established a four year statewide study of traffic stops to collect data to identify racial bias. The study began on January 1, 2004 and was originally scheduled to end December 31, 2007. However, Public Act 98-0686 has extended the Illinois Traffic Stop Study. All Illinois law enforcement agencies must continue to collect and submit traffic stop data until July 1, 2019.
In this McLean County case, the Illinois Supreme Court upheld a conviction for unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver imposed on a defendant who was a passenger in a vehicle which was stopped because of what police claimed was an obstructed license plate. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months of probation.
In 2005, this 17-year-old defendant entered an open guilty plea to attempted first degree murder and home invasion. His 2007 motion to withdraw his plea as not knowing and voluntary because of counsels allegedly deficient advice and representation was denied.
A statutory post conviction proceeding can, potentially, consist of three stages. At the first stage, the circuit court may summarily dismiss if it finds the petition frivolous or patently without merit.
The defendant in this Lake County wrongful death suit is DeBruler Company, the agent for a Park City development known as Colonial Park Apartments. The plaintiff is Maria Turcios, the special administrator of the estate of her late husband Nelsyn Caceras, who died June 15, 2011.
A Kane County jury convicted this defendant of the April 2009 hold-up of a gas station in Aurora, and the circuit court imposed a 20-year prison term for aggravated robbery.
On July 18, 2003 a new Senate Bill was signed into law. This law established a four year statewide study of traffic stops to collect data to identify racial bias. The study began on January 1, 2004 and was originally scheduled to end December 31, 2007. However, Public Act 98-0686 has extended the Illinois Traffic Stop Study. All Illinois law enforcement agencies must continue to collect and submit traffic stop data until July 1, 2019.
A statutory post conviction proceeding can, potentially, consist of three stages. At the first stage, the circuit court may summarily dismiss if it finds the petition frivolous or patently without merit.