Man pleads guilty but mentally ill in stabbing deaths of prominent Edwardsville couple
A judge found him fit to stand trial on Tuesday, a year after he was found unfit and sent to Chester Mental Health Center for treatment.
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Nearly homeless at age 24, former prosecutor, public defender and Roxana native Berkley seeks judgeship
If there's one regret attorney Tim Berkley has in a career that's included defending clients accused of the most heinous crimes, prosecuting juveniles as young as 10 and drafting appellate court rulings on a team of accomplished writers, it's that the man who threw him a lifeline during desperate times didn't live long enough to see him graduate law school.
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Illinois' 'felony murder rule' change still leaves some who didn't kill anyone in prison for life
Last January, Illinois legislators changed the state's felony murder statute as part of the landmark criminal justice reform bill known as the SAFE-T Act. But it didn't apply the reform retroactively.
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Illinois change in 'felony murder rule' left some behind
The felony murder rule allows prosecutors to bring murder charges against anyone who participates in committing certain felonies if a death happens during the crime. The doctrine applies even if
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Illinois change in '˜felony murder rule' left some behind
CHICAGO -- Gerald Berry is serving a life sentence for murder, even though he didn't kill anyone.
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