Aggravated DUI and One Act, One Crime
By Natalia Galica
Criminal Justice,
September 2026
Under the one-act, one-crime doctrine, a defendant who kills or injures more than one person during the course of a single DUI should be convicted and sentenced for only one count of aggravated DUI. When a single aggravated DUI results in the deaths of two or more people, the Illinois Vehicle Code provides an enhanced sentencing range for that violation.
State Prosecutions of ICE Agents
By Natalia Galica
Criminal Justice,
April 2026
In recent months, state and local communities have been increasingly clashing with federal officers over immigration enforcement tactics. In response, for example, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed the “ICE on Notice” executive order. In theory, Mayor Johnson’s executive order seems to be an apt solution to increasing calls for accountability. In reality, however, state prosecutions of federal agents come with some unique challenges.
Electronic Home Monitoring Following People v. Stafford, 2025 IL App (2d) 240250
By Natalia Galica
Criminal Justice,
December 2025
In People v. Stafford, 2025 IL App (2d) 240250, the Second District held that the defendant was not entitled to credit for the time he spent on electronic home monitoring, building on past Supreme and Appellate court precedent regarding terms in the sentencing credit statute.
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