Supreme Court of Illinois - December 2005 Opinion Summaries

People v. Whitfield

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Dismissal of defendant's second-stage postconviction petition is reversed where defendant established that his constitutional rights were violated...

People v. Hardin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a postconviction petition asserting claims attacking the effectiveness of trial counsel, dismissal of the petition is affirmed where the circuit...

In re D.S.

Civil Procedure, Family Law
In shelter care proceedings to make a newborn a ward of the State of Illinois, jurisdiction is upheld based on a finding that a "home state" cannot...

Price v. Philip Morris, Inc.

Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, False Advertising
In a class action against a tobacco manufacturer, the action was dismissed based on a finding that the defendant-manufacturer engaged in advertising...

People v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure
In an aggravated kidnapping action, dismissal of defendant's postconviction petition is reversed where defendant's guilty plea was found involuntary...

In re Christopher K.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Juvenile Law
Juvenile conviction and adult sentence under extended jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) prosecution upheld where: 1) the law-of-the-case doctrine does not...

People v. Dinelli

Criminal Law & Procedure
In an action for unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle under section 4-103(a)(1) of the Illinois Vehicle Code, dismissal the indictment is...

People v. Patterson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction is affirmed over claim that the reading to the jury of the grand jury testimony of a witness constituted denial of defendant's...

People v. Olender

Government Law, Tax Law
In an action brought under section 1301 of the Illinois Income Tax Act for filing a fraudulent income tax return, motion to dismiss is affirmed based...

People v. Davis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In an involuntary manslaughter conviction elevated from a Class 3 to a Class 2 felony based on a finding at sentencing that the victim was a "family...