Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of domestic battery. He was sentenced to 2½ years’ imprisonment. He appealed. He argues contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He claims that the State failed to present sufficient evidence that he was in a “dating relationship” with the victim. A rational [...]
THE DOWN SIDE OF USING A PREPRINTED FORM The Trial Court entered a two year plenary order of protection. The male Respondent was ordered to stay 500 feet away from his ex-spouse and her 4 minor children for 1 year. The Respondent appealed. He argued that the circuit court erred in admitting into evidence [...]
Defendant was charged by information with two counts of domestic battery. For striking and choking his stepsister. She was developmentally disabled. He opted for a jury trial. The court allowed a case worker to testify about what the victim told him. Defendant was convicted. The defendant appealed. He argued that the admission of the case [...]
Defendant wife was charged with 2 counts of domestic battery against her husband. The case proceeded to jury trial. Both sides gave closing arguments. Defense counsel told the jury that husband had a “very powerful reason” to accuse his wife of battering him. That reason was that they were in the middle of divorce proceedings. [...]
The parental rights of both mother and father of minor child were terminated. Based on a hotline call to DCFS, G.V. was taken immediately into the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The call was made by a caseworker from a DCFS parallel agency in Connecticut. This is where mother had [...]
Husband was convicted of domestic battery based on insulting or provoking physical contact against his wife. He appealed. He argued #1 that the State did not prove all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. None of the State’s witnesses were present during the alleged incident. And, defendant had testified to a different [...]
Judgment for divorce is entered. It includes the division of the parties' properties and businesses. It also sets forth the maintenance for wife. Soon after, husband filed a petition to clarify the judgment for dissolution of marriage. He asked the trial court to resolve a disagreement over wife's maintenance. And the money wife received from [...]
Parties divorce. They had four children. Wife seeks an order of protection against husband. Husband was charged with a violation of a previous order of protection. He had notice of the prior order. He, therefore, intentionally committed an act prohibited by the order. He had sent a written note to the home of wife with [...]