2026 IL App (5th) 260200 No. 2026 IL App (5th) 260200
Rule 23 · Criminal —General
- ¶1 New opinion from Rule 23
- ¶2 Case decided on 2026-07-27
- ¶3 See full opinion for details
2026 IL App (2d) 260203 No. 2026 IL App (2d) 260203
Rule 23 · Criminal —Criminal Procedure
- ¶1 Presence during abuse and verbal reinforcement, without direct infliction of harm, can support a dangerousness finding under the Pretrial Fairness Act.
- ¶2 Detention order reversed where court failed to tailor conditions analysis to accountability-only charges and absence of children from the home.
- ¶3 Useful for criminal defense and prosecution attorneys litigating pretrial detention hearings, especially accountability-theory child abuse and domestic battery cases.
2026 IL App (1st) 232442 No. 2026 IL App (1st) 232442
Rule 23 · Criminal —Violent Crimes
- ¶1 First District affirms rejection of self-defense claim where independent witness and video evidence contradicted defendant's testimony about the attack.
- ¶2 Court holds internal CTA policy against arguing with offenders was properly excluded as irrelevant to who was the aggressor.
- ¶3 Useful for criminal defense and appellate attorneys litigating self-defense sufficiency, evidentiary exclusions, and sentencing/judicial bias challenges.