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Man awarded $13 million for wrongful conviction case

On April 12, it was reported that an Illinois man who spent 21 years in prison received a $13 million award for a wrongful conviction. The man was convicted and incarcerated after he signed a murder confession that was allegedly drafted by Cook County prosecutors and officers with the Chicago Police Department. The man, who was 20 years old at the time, was convicted for the deaths of two individuals in 1995. There was evidence...

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New Body Cameras Bring Yet Undetermined Consequences

In the wake of numerous publicized police shootings of civilian suspects, the public outcry has resulted in police officers in many cities being required to wear body cameras. These cameras record the actions of police officers as they respond to calls and conduct traffic stops. The Chicago police department began using body cameras at the beginning of 2015 in the Northwest Side Shakespeare District. There are now 2,000 body cameras spread across about a third...

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When prosecutors hide evidence during a trial

When a defendant in Illinois is first handed charges, the investigation into their case is...

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Being charged as an accomplice of a crime

Illinois residents who are accused of helping or encouraging another person to commit a crime could potentially be charged as an accomplice. Someone who is accused of being an accomplice can potentially face a prison sentence and other serious consequences. Before a person can be accused of being an accomplice to a crime, there are several elements that a prosecutor must be able to prove. First, there must be proof that the actual crime was...

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What impact will the recent Supreme Court decision have on DUI investigations?

We’ve been looking in recent posts at a recent Supreme Court decision which held that states may not impose criminal penalties upon DUI suspects who refuse to submit to blood testing. Taken together, the recent ruling and the McNeely decision mean that law enforcement officers must ordinarily have a warrant before taking a blood draw, and may not criminally punish a DUI suspect for refusing to submit to blood testing. These decisions, taken together, mean...

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Supreme Court rules states may not criminalize blood test refusal, P.2

Previously, we began looking at a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling which held that states may not, under constitutional law, impose criminal penalties for a drunken driving suspect’s refusal to submit to a blood test. The case is significant not only because of the impact it will have upon the enforcement of drunken driving laws, but also because of the way it resolved previous case law. The Supreme Court had previously ruled in Missouri v....

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Supreme Court rules states may not criminalize blood test refusal

Search and seizure issues are important to explore when building a defense in drunk driving and drug cases. Despite the public safety risks posed by drunken driving and drug trafficking/use, criminal suspects still have constitutional rights that need to be protected. While law enforcement generally does its job well, there are cases where officers push the limits of established procedures or cross over into illegal investigative tactics. Not only that, the very laws officers are...

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