This is a list of all documents accepted for permanent retention under the subject classification 'Law enforcement and the courts: Attorneys: Public defenders'.
Law enforcement and the courts:
Attorneys:
Public defenders
Annual Report - FY 2004: Office of the State Appellate Defender (covers fiscal year 2003)
A statistical and narrative report of the activities of the agency in fulfilling the purpose of representing indigent persons on appeal in criminal and delinquent minor proceedings, when appointed to do so by a court under a Supreme Court Rule or law of this State.
Annual Report : Office of the State Appellate Defender {periodical start}
A statistical and narrative report of the activities of the agency in fulfilling the purpose of representing indigent persons on appeal in criminal and delinquent minor proceedings, when appointed to do so by a court under a Supreme Court Rule or law of this State.
Handbook on Briefs and Oral Arguements (2007)
This handbook gives attorneys an overview of the courts in Illinois and sections on Post-Trial Remedies, Perfecting Criminal Appeals, The Record On Appeal, Reading The Record & Finding The Issues, The Brief, The Appellee's Brief, The Reply Brief, Abstracts, Oral Argument, Motions In The Reviewing Courts, Rehearing In The Reviewing Courts, and Seeking Supreme Court Review. Included are appendices named Index To Supreme Court Rules For Criminal Appeals, Office Of The State Appellate Defender Issues Checklist, and Office Of The State Appellate Defender Web Site.
Illinois: An Assessment of Access to Counsel & Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings (2007, Fall)
The Children and Family Justice Center of the Bluhm Legal Clinic of Northwestern School of Law, in partnership with the National Juvenile Defender Centersupported by the MacArthur Foundations Models for Change program, conducted an assessment of access to counsel in Illinois juvenile justice system. This is the report of that assessment. The goal of the Assessment is to examine the scope and quality of legal representation of accused children in juvenile courts throughout Illinois and to provide recommendations aimed at strengthening the quality of defender services for these children. The Assessment is intended to stimulate discussion of the strengths and deficiencies in Illinois juvenile indigent defense systems and to serve as a tool for change.
Needs Assessment Survey Final Report (covers 2005)
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) undertook a survey of the needs of criminal justice service partners across the State of Illinois in the Fall of 2005. The survey focused on factors impacting the needs of criminal justice agencies, including perceptions about the issues that placed demands on their work, training, information sources, and improvements for more effectively maintaining and increasing public safety. The 2005 survey followed a similar exercise conducted in 1996, while expanding the number of criminal justice agencies that participated. Eight criminal justice groups were included in this survey.
People v. Gonzalez [2-07-0243]
No. 2-\-07-\-0243 Filed: 7-27-07 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS SECOND DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ELIZABETH GONZALEZ, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County. No. 06-\-CF-\-3298 Honorable Philip L. DiMarzio, Judge, Presiding.
People v. Marshall [1-05-2083]
FIFTH DIVISION August 3, 2007 No. 1-05-2083 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SHARON MARSHALL, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County Honorable Michael P. Toomin, Judge Presiding.
People v. Owens [3-06-0740]
No. 3-\-06-\-0740 Filed August 28, 2008 In the Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District, A.D., 2008 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAPHAEL L. OWENS, Defendant-Appellant. Appeal from the Circuit Court of the 14th Judicial Circuit, Rock Island County, Illinois, No. 05-\-CF-\-737 Honorable Charles H. Stengel, Judge, Presiding.
Summary Analysis of the Survey of Illinois PublicDefenders
Report prepared for the Task Force on Professional Practice in the Illinois Justice System. Prepared by The Spangenberg Group under the Auspices of the joint U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance/American Bar Association, Bar Information Program. The Task Force on Professional Practice in the Illinois Justice Systems was created by legislation signed into law on August 14, 1999, with a mission to study caseloads, salaries, technological needs, and other issues related to recruitment and retention of attorneys in the Illinois criminal and juvenile justice systems.