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An impartial jury could not be found Monday in the child abuse trial of Kelli Smith, the grandmother of 12-year-old Brent Sullivan who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2021.
Musician R. Kelly was sentenced to prison by an Illinois federal judge five months after he was convicted of sexual exploitation and enticement of a minor.
Over 100 potential jurors were interviewed over two days. The regular jury of twelve persons consisted of four white women, four black women, two white men, and two black men. [171] On the first day of testimony, the jury heard from a witness who was allegedly depicted in the child sexual abuse material revealed in 2002.
An associate judge can hear any case, except criminal cases punishable by a prison term of one year or more, unless the associate judge has received approval from the Chief Judge of the circuit to hear other criminal cases. [31] The Illinois Courts Commission, composed of one Supreme Court justice, two Appellate Court judges, two circuit court ...
A citizen's right to a trial by jury is a central feature of the United States Constitution. [1] It is considered a fundamental principle of the American legal system. Laws and regulations governing jury selection and conviction/acquittal requirements vary from state to state (and are not available in courts of American Samoa), but the fundamental right itself is mentioned five times in the ...
CHICAGO — In another set of sweeping lawsuits, former residents of juvenile detention centers have alleged widespread sexual abuse in youth prisons across Illinois and are calling on state ...
“The State of Illinois has allowed a culture of abuse at (Illinois Youth Centers) to flourish unabated,” the complaint alleged, comparing earlier DOJ data to the 2013 report and concluding ...
State courts of Illinois. Supreme Court of Illinois [1] Illinois Appellate Court (5 districts) [2] Illinois Circuit Courts (24 judicial ...