Bevis v. City of Naperville and the Current State of the Second AmendmentBy Benjamin LawsonMarch 2024An overview of how we arrived at our present state of ambiguity about the second amendment’s scope and what the seventh circuit’s recent ruling in Bevis v. City of Naperville can tell us, if anything, about where we’re headed.
Criminal Justice Section Council ContributionsBy Julia Kaye WykoffJuly 2024A summary of the impact the Criminal Justice Section Council has made to the Illinois State Bar Association and statewide criminal law community over the past few years.
Guilty Pleas Following People v. WellsBy Hon. Randy RosenbaumJuly 2024The Illinois Supreme Court considered whether a defendant is entitled to additional jail credit after a negotiated plea in People v. Wells.
Is Silence an Admission?By Terrence WallaceMarch 2024In People v. Pinkett, the Illinois Supreme Court recently held that a defendant’s post arrest silence was neither material nor relevant to show consciousness of guilt.
Judicial Notice and Expert TestimonyBy Alan DownenJuly 2024In People v. Heineman, the Illinois Supreme Court held that administrative regulations have the force and effect of law, not fact, meaning that when a circuit court takes judicial notice of an Illinois administrative rule it accepts that rule’s existence but not its truth.
Voluntary Intoxication to Negate Specific Intent? People v. Grayer Gives the Green LightBy Mark Kevin Wykoff, Sr.March 2024The Illinois Supreme Court recently considered whether evidence of voluntary intoxication is relevant to the issue of intent given that the legislature amended section 6-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, removing voluntary intoxication as an affirmative defense
