7 results for 'judge:"Jorgensen"'.
J. Jorgensen finds that the lower court properly entered a lien against the homeowner for unpaid attorneys fees after she prevailed in a suit against the title company, reasonably finding that the law firm reached a favorable settlement on her behalf. However, the total recovery is limited to the 40% contract rate of $240,000. Affirmed in part.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Jorgensen, Filed On: May 28, 2024, Case #: 230007, Categories: Property, Attorney Fees
J. Jorgensen finds that the lower court properly denied defendant's pretrial release on charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault. Defendant attempted to strangle his girlfriend about 50 times, held a knife to her throat, and refused to let her leave the house. While the girlfriend consented to have sex with him, it was only after she had been beaten for five hours and was in fear for her life. The evidence supports a finding that no GPS monitoring would sufficiently address the victim's safety concerns. Affirmed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Jorgensen, Filed On: May 17, 2024, Case #: 240124, Categories: Assault, Bail
J. Jorgensen finds that the lower court improperly denied defendant's request for a new trial after he was convicted aggravated battery in absentia. The court's admonishments did not advise defendant that a failure to appear would constitute a waiver of his right to cross-examine witnesses. Further, he had not been arraigned nor had he entered a not guilty plea at the time he was given the admonishments. Reversed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Jorgensen, Filed On: April 2, 2024, Case #: 230047, Categories: Criminal Procedure, Battery
J. Jorgensen finds that the lower court properly granted the state's motion to deny defendant pretrial release on charges of home invasion and domestic battery. The evidence supports a finding that defendant committed an offense that qualified the state to request his detention as he forcibly entered his wife's relative's home demanding to see his children and injured a relative who tried to eject him. Affirmed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Jorgensen, Filed On: February 7, 2024, Case #: 230475, Categories: Bail, Domestic Violence
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J. Jorgensen finds that the lower court improperly found for the tax board in an appeal of a 2018 real estate tax assessment on a property in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb. The property owners' withdrawal of their appeal before the tax board did not foreclose them from pursuing another available appeal option, a filing in the circuit court.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Jorgensen, Filed On: July 14, 2023, Case #: 220242, Categories: Civil Procedure, Tax
J. Jorgensen finds the trial court improperly denied defendant's motion to withdraw his sexual assault guilty plea. Due to record inaccuracies and the court's lack of corrective efforts, remand would serve the substantive purpose of requiring postplea counsel to comply with rules and file a new certificate of compliance and conduct new postplea proceedings. Uncertainty as to counsel’s examination of the report of proceedings, consultation regarding potential sentencing errors, and the decision concerning the filing of a motion to reconsider the sentence would be fully developed in new postplea proceedings accompanied by an unrebutted certificate. Vacated.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Jorgensen , Filed On: June 28, 2023, Case #: 2-22-0323, Categories: Sex Offender, Plea, Due Process