Court upholds teen driving suspension

6/28/2010



PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v.
ZACHARY BOECKMANN et. al.
The Illinois Supreme Court, in a widely anticipated case, upheld the constitutionality of an Illinois statute which suspended the driver's license of teens convicted of non-vehicle related alcohol offenses. 


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Loan Forgiveness Program coming to Illinois

6/4/2010



 
 
 
Illinois has been allocated $365,000 in funding for the John R. Justice loan forgiveness program funded through the federal Department of Justice.  Championed by Senator Richard Durbin, Illinois prosecutors and public defenders who commit to 3 years of s


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Supreme Court Increases Bail Amounts

6/4/2010



Court Increases Bail Amounts For Traffic and Conservation Cases
Effective September 15, 2010, Supreme Court Rules 526, 527, 528 and 530 will be modified to significaly increase the minimum bail amount for most traffic and conservation offenses, including speeding.  Of particular signi


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Prosecutors to fill Judicial Vacancies

6/4/2010


Three Prosecutors Fill Judicial Vacancies
 
The AOIC announces the following:
Allan F. Lolie , received a majority of the votes cast by the circuit judges in the Fourth Judicial
Circuit and is declared to be appointed to the office of associate judge.
Mr. Lolie recei


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Crime Lab Report February Edition

2/22/2010


CRIME LAB REPORT 
Latest edition about cutting issues in forensic science, including a discussion about the current attacks on forensic crime labs in New York state and the lessons applicable here in Illinois.  For more information, follow this link.
http://www.crimelabrepor


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New NDAA article on the Sleep Disorder Defense

2/8/2010



Sexsomnia: Overcoming the Sleep Disorder Defense
Can a sleeping defendant involuntarilly sexually assault a child?  Many defendants are now claiming involuntary sexual assaults on children and adults, alike.  In Canada, a thirty-three year old man was acquitted of sexually assau


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California District Attorney's Association

1/26/2010


Two  great new articles from the California District Attorney's Association publication "Prosecutor's Brief" Discussion "The GERD Defense in DUI Cases" [in Traffic Safety folder] and "Prosecutorial Burnout" [in Management folder] are now located in the Resources Se


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New Forensic Science Resource

1/26/2010


"Crime Lab Report" is ready.
Innocence activism 'contaminates' forensic evidence, study warns
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 by Crime Lab Report                
A comprehensive look at post-co


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New Prosecutor Resource on the Horizon

10/21/2009


The New York Prosecutors Training Institute (NYPTI) is currently in the process of redesigning the Brief Bank that serves NDAA//NAPC/AGACL/ NYPTI, and Prosecutors throughout the country. The new system is the Prosecutors' Encyclopedia. We hope to launch Summer/Fall of 2010 if you can wait a little


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New Research on Juvenile LWOP

9/9/2009


The Heritage Foundation just published an execellant study refuting the advocates arguments against  the sentencing option of  life without parole (LWOP) for juvenile offenders.  In
Life Without Parole for Juvenile Killers and Violent Teens Adult Time for Adult Crimes
Char


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