CRIMINAL LAW

A acknowledgment: the act of going before a qualified officer (e.g., Clerk) and declaring the validity of the document. The officer certifies same, whose certification is known as the acknowledgment acquit: the act of freeing a person from the charge of an offense by means of a decision, verdict or other legal process; to discharge […]

Illinois Appellate Court Reports PEOPLE v. MARTINEZ, 1-04-2023 (Ill.App. 1-12-2006) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GERARDO MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant. No. 1-04-2023. Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division. January 12, 2007. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County, No. 02 CR 21122, Honorable Colleen McSweeney-Moore, Judge Presiding. JUSTICE TULLY delivered […]

Kentucky Reports COMMONWEALTH v. GILBERT, 2005-CA-001203-MR (Ky.App. 1-12-2007) COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLANT, v. JOHN DAVID GILBERT APPELLEE. No. 2005-CA-001203-MR. Court of Appeals of Kentucky. JANUARY 12, 2007. Appeal From Todd Circuit Court Honorable Tyler L. Gill, Judge Action No. 05-CR-00004. BRIEF FOR APPELLANT: Gregory D. Stumbo, Attorney General of Kentucky, George G. Seelig, Assistant Attorney […]

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial / Appeals Courts COMMONWEALTH v. GALLAGHER, 06-P-529 (Mass.App.Ct. January 12, 2007) COMMONWEALTH v. Stephanie GALLAGHER (and thirteen companion cases[fn1]). No. 06-P-529. Appeals Court of Massachusetts. November 9, 2006. January 12, 2007. [fn1] Eight against Stephanie Gallagher and five against Korey Lee. Present: Kantrowitz, Brown, & Green, JJ. Search and Seizure, Warrant, Affidavit, […]

United States 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Reports U.S. v. ELIZONDO, 06-10131 (5th Cir. 1-15-2007) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ENRIQUE ELIZONDO, ALSO KNOWN AS RICKEY ELIZONDO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 06-10131. United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Filed January 15, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, […]

United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Reports U.S. v. RADOMSKI, 05-3792 (7th Cir. 1-9-2007) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAREK S. RADOMSKI, Defendant-Appellant. No. 05-3792. United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Argued December 13, 2006. Decided January 9, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, […]