Supreme Court of Illinois - May 2007 Opinion Summaries

People v. Urdiales

Criminal Law & Procedure
Cnviction and death sentence for murder are upheld over 11 separate meritless claims of error, as there was no fundamental injustice in this case.

Marconi v. The Chicago Heights Police Pension Bd.

Government Benefits
In the matter of a police officer's application for pension benefits based on psychological disability, denial of benefits is affirmed where, in...

People v. Johnson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
In a conviction for armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping where defendant was required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the 1996 statute...

People v. Green

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence for robbery of a person 60 years of age or over are affirmed over claims of error resulting from the fact that the signed jury...

People v. Piatkowski

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions for murder and attempted murder are reversed and remanded for a new trial where: 1) in reciting the jury instruction to consider five...

Dowling v. Chicago Options Assocs., Inc.

Contracts, Debt Collection, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a judgement based on breach of contract, a turnover order issued to the law firm Piper Rudnick for monies deposited with that firm by defendant is...