Monthly Archives: May 2021

CHALLENGING A PHOTO IDENTIFICATION OR LINE UP IN ILLINOIS

After a witness at a crime scene picked you out of a group of photos, police asked you to participate in a line up. You stood alongside several other subjects, but something didn’t seem quite right. For one thing, you … Continue reading

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WHAT IS BATTERY IN ILLINOIS?

In Illinois, you commit battery if you knowingly without legal justification by any means (1) cause bodily harm or (2) make physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature with an individual. (See 720 ILCS 5/12-3). Under Illinois law, “knowingly” … Continue reading

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