I didn’t always distrust the police.

People ask me if I went into criminal defense because I don’t trust the police.  Oddly, that couldn’t be further from the truth.  I went into criminal defense for a lot of reasons- mostly because I’ve always been concerned about my rights and how to protect them.  Also, because the “cool kids” always wanted to “put the bad guys away” and if the cool kids are doing one thing, I’m doing the opposite.

Even when I first went into criminal law, I wasn’t necessarily suspicious of what the police did/said/wrote.

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That Cary Shaken Baby Case, And How Prison Time is Calculated.

Alvin Santiago had been facing charges of shaking a baby in his care while in Cary, Illinois. Today, Judge Prather sentenced him to 9 years in prison.  The Northwest Herald has a great article on today’s sentencing hearing: Judge orders 9 years for Cary man in shaken baby case Published: Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014 5:24 … Read More

I’m curious about the human remains found in that house near McHenry. Real curious.

Last week word got out that the police had found human remains in a house in McHenry.  The McHenry County Sheriff’s Police wouldn’t say much. They especially wouldn’t say if “foul play” might have been involved. I don’t usually jump the gun on speculating on such things- it’s not worth it. After reading the latest … Read More

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