Criminal Justice
The mission of ISBA Criminal Justice Section
- to work for a system of criminal justice that fairly protects the accused, the accuser, and the public in general;
- to seek or oppose change, as considered appropriate, by legislative activity, recommendations on court rules and recommendations to agencies; and
- to educate and inform lawyers and the general public through newsletters, seminars and other appropriate channels of communication.
Related Articles
Current Newsletter — September 2017
- Sentence reduction legislation leaves defendants in limbo: What’s a defendant to do?
- Text messages + suicide = involuntary manslaughter? Maybe.
- Plain and simple: The Illinois Supreme Court provides clarity for the burglary statute
Recent Related Cases
Illinois Supreme Court
Guilty Pleas
People v. Boykins
Murder
People v. Peterson
Mandamus
Round v. Lamb
Probable Cause
People v. Holmes
Special Investigator
People v. Ringland
Illinois Appellate Court
Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act
In re Commitment of Chester
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
People v. Brown
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
People v. Neasom
Relief from Judgment
People v. Smith
Sexually Dangerous Persons
People v. Hall
7th Circuit
Ineffective Assistance of CounselFaucett v. U.S.
Double Jeopardy
U.S. v. Gries
Firearms
U.S. v. Jones
Search and Seizure
U.S. v. Ford
Speedy Trial
U.S. v. Patterson
Contact us to join this section
Tools and Resources
- The Criminal-DUI-Traffic discussion group is available to via the My Discussions Groups page.
- Useful links
