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J. Zenoff finds that the lower court properly granted the state's petition to detain defendant before trial on charges of murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Defendant is charged with multiple offenses, and the trial court did not err in finding the presumption great that he committed the charged offenses. Affirmed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Zenoff, Filed On: April 24, 2024, Case #: 240187, Categories: Murder, Bail
J. Zenoff finds that the lower court improperly granted the state's petition to revoke defendant's pretrial release conditions based on his arrest for meth possession. The state's petition to revoke defendant's probation did not allege that defendant committed a new criminal offense, so defendant was entitled to pretrial release pending the hearing on this petition. Vacated.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Zenoff, Filed On: February 28, 2024, Case #: 231524, Categories: Drug Offender, Bail
J. Zenoff finds the trial court properly convicted defendant, who is 50 years old, for four counts of sexual assault, having had sexual relationships with his underage martial arts students, sentencing him to 8 years in prison. The jury rationally found defendant held a position of authority in relation to his students and the evidence presented supports conviction. A victim testified that defendant used jiujitsu against her to the point she was unable to fight, and she ���just let him do whatever he wanted.��� She also said that he made classes harder on her when she did not have sex with him. It was the jury's province to resolve any conflicting evidence. Defendant received a fair trial and the court imposed the minimum sentence. Affirmed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Zenoff , Filed On: June 29, 2023, Case #: 4-22-0947, Categories: Evidence, Sex Offender, Child Victims
J. Zenoff finds the sentencing court improperly sentenced defendant to 12 years 6 months on his guilty conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The 31-year-old defendant had sex with a 15-year-old victim who lived with her blind mother and who he met online, impregnating her. Investigation revealed defendant had similarly fathered 16 children, and all evidence supports conviction, though the record suggests that the court improperly sentenced defendant to prevent him from fathering more children. The court failed to adhere to standards by repeatedly belittling and demeaning defendant, referring to him as a "baby-making machine" and as "smothering the earth." Reversed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Zenoff , Filed On: June 28, 2023, Case #: 4-22-0717, Categories: Judiciary, Sex Offender, Child Victims
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J. Zenoff finds that the lower court properly convicted defendant of violating his probation and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. The trial judge properly recognized defendant was eligible for a sentence of up to 30 years in prison for violating the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Affirmed.
Court: Illinois Appellate Court, Judge: Zenoff, Filed On: June 15, 2023, Case #: 220377, Categories: Probation, Sentencing