Subject Index Right to Fair Trial

On Aug. 27, 2019, the Third District Appellate Court of Illinois held a defendant was deprived of his right to a fair trial when he was denied the opportunity to address a new theory of the case provided in a jury instruction.

On July 9, 2019 (with a correction issued on July 19, 2019), the First District Appellate Court reversed and remanded the conviction of a defendant after bench trial of misdemeanor battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer, operating an unsafe vehicle, DUI, and negligent driving.

On June 18, 2019, the First District Appellate Court reversed the conviction of a criminal defendant on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member.