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| | 221: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A Cook County jury convicted this defendant of armed violence and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 117911 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071482 Original UID: 189461 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 222: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In April 1992, Jonas Cooks was dragged away from a Chicago home where there had been a party and shot to death in an abandoned building. A Cook County jury convicted McClain Sanders, the petitioner here, of murder and aggravated kidnapping, and he received concurrent terms of 60 and 15 years. Three other individuals were tried separately and also convicted. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118123 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071484 Original UID: 189463 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 223: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In a stipulated bench trial in the circuit court of Hancock County, this defendant was found guilty of driving on a suspended license and was sentenced to 24 months of conditional discharge and 90 days in the county jail. His motion to suppress evidence had been denied. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118181 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071485 Original UID: 189464 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 224: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This Tazewell County defendant was brought to trial in 2012 on a Class 2 felony charge of unlawful delivery of less than one gram of cocaine. The circuit court admonished him that, in view of his criminal record, the maximum sentence he could receive was 60 years. He negotiated with the State and pled guilty in return for a sentencing cap of 25 years, which was what he was sentenced to. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118375 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071489 Original UID: 189469 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 225: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On a late May evening in 2008, Jason Gill, who was sitting with a female companion on the front steps of his Chicago home, was fatally shot by a man who approached the porch and opened fire. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 118496 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071493 Original UID: 189473 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 226: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 February 26 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 1997, a Chicago woman was found stabbed to death in her bathtub. A bloody palm print was on the wall. The blood was her own, but the maker of the print was not identified, and the case remained unsolved. In 2004, a Cook County prosecutor appeared before a grand jury, requesting a subpoena in the cold case for the palm prints of Jerry Boston, who was then incarcerated on a natural life sentence for armed robbery. | | | | Date Created: | 02-26-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118661 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071496 Original UID: 189477 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 227: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Defendant, Jeremy Thompson, was convicted of violating the Methamphetamine Controland Community Protection Act (Act) (720 ILCS 646/25(a)(2), (d)(2) (West 2010)) following ajury trial in which the circuit court of Hamilton County admitted lay opinion identificationtestimony of four witnesses pursuant to Illinois Rule of Evidence 701 (eff. Jan. 1, 2011). | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118667 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071497 Original UID: 189478 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 228: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Following a bench trial, the circuit court of McLean County convicted the defendant, JesseBradford, of burglary and sentenced him to three years in prison. On appeal, defendantcontended the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he remained within a storewithout authority and with the intent to commit a theft therein, within the meaning of theburglary statute. | | | | Date Created: | 04-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118674 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071498 Original UID: 189479 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 229: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 January 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In two separate 2012 jury trials, this defendant was convicted of unlawful possession of vehicle titles and possession of a stolen vehicle, both based on evidence found at his Will County home. | | | | Date Created: | 01-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118693 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071499 Original UID: 189480 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 230: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2011, a Chicago man who was parking his vehicle in his garage was accosted by two individuals who took it from him. One of them was alleged to be this defendant, who was identified by the victim in a lineup and in open court. The victim testified that Fred Clark held a 9-millimeter Ruger handgun to his head and also struck him on the head with it. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118845 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071500 Original UID: 189481 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 231: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 March 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A warrantless dog sniff for marijuana at an apartment door was found to violate the fourth amendment in this Champaign County case. The defendant lived on the third floor of a 12-unit apartment building in Urbana. | | | | Date Created: | 03-24-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118973 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071633 Original UID: 189620 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 232: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In January 1999, defendant was indicted for various offenses arising out of an incident inwhich he allegedly entered a residence, inflicted bodily harm on its occupants, Gus and Eunice Pakosta, and took certain property. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118672 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071637 Original UID: 189624 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 233: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This Cook County appeal arises from a post conviction proceeding. Jesus Cotto was previously convicted of armed robbery, for which he received a natural life sentence in 2008 as a habitual offender. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119006 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071638 Original UID: 189625 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 234: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 May 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2002, respondent James Grant was committed to the Department of Corrections under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act. In 2012, he filed an application in the circuit court of Johnson County, seeking a determination that he was no longer sexually dangerous. | | | | Date Created: | 05-19-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119162 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071639 Original UID: 189626 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 235: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 June 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Statute makes it unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm if he hasbeen convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any other jurisdiction. | | | | Date Created: | 06-16-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 117424 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071641 Original UID: 189628 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 236: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 June 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This is a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court from a holding of statutoryunconstitutionality entered in the circuit court of Cook County. In 2013, Illinois StatePolice observed this defendant driving 100 miles per hour on a Chicago portion of theKennedy Expressway that was posted for 55 miles per hour. | | | | Date Created: | 06-16-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118599 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071642 Original UID: 189629 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 237: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 July 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In 2014, Troy police stopped this defendant for speeding and issued him a ticket. Illinois Supreme Court Rule 552 requires that portions of such a traffic citation be transmitted to the clerk of the circuit court within 48 hours of issuance. Geilers citation did not reach the clerk of the circuit court of Madison County until four days later. | | | | Date Created: | 07-08-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 119095 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071645 Original UID: 189632 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 238: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 September 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Following a jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County, defendant, James Cherry, wasfound guilty of one count of armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2(b) (West 2010)) and onecount of aggravated battery with a firearm. | | | | Date Created: | 09-22-2016 | | | | Agency ID: | 118728 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071649 Original UID: 189636 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 239: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 September 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The defendant, Zachary A. Reyes, was charged by indictment in the circuit court of Kendall County with the first degree murder of Jason Ventura and the attempted murders ofEduardo Gaytan and Jorge Ruiz. | | | | Date Created: | 09-22-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 119271 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071652 Original UID: 189637 FIRST WORD: People | |
| 240: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2016 September 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Defendant, Josue Valdez, pleaded guilty to burglary in the circuit court of Bureau Countyand was sentenced to three years of probation. At the time of his plea, defendant was a citizen of the Dominican Republic and a resident alien of the United States based on his marriage to a United States citizen. | | | | Date Created: | 09-22-2015 | | | | Agency ID: | 119860 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000071655 Original UID: 189640 FIRST WORD: People | |
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