<a href= "http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2016/118882.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People v. McDonald, 2016 IL 118882 (December)</a>. Episode 287 (Duration 4:45) What's the appropriate standard a reviewing court should follow when deciding whether there was error in not giving a lesser included instruction: Abuse of discretion or de novo review?

People v. McDonald, 2016 IL 118882 (December). Episode 287 (Duration 4:45) What's the appropriate standard a reviewing court should follow when deciding whether there was error in not giving a lesser included instruction: Abuse of discretion or de novo review?

<a href="http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/SupremeCourt/2016/118882.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">People v. McDonald,&nbsp;2016 IL 118882 (December)</a>. Episode 287&nbsp;(Duration 4:45) What's the appropriate standard a reviewing court should follow when deciding whether there was error in not giving a lesser included instruction: Abuse of discretion or de novo review?

“Any Evidence” Justifies A Lesser Included Instruction (Not Any “Credible” Evidence)

This is what truly efficient legal learning looks like. Samuel Partida, Jr. has a way of turning dry, criminal court decisions into understandable bits of valuable knowledge. The nuggets of information just plop out of the cases. Sam has a knack of focusing on the choices made by the people, the lawyers and the judges in the cases. Under this kind of learning regime, the lessons just naturally fall out of the discussion. Anyone with a desire to learn the criminal law in a fundamental way will find a home here.  Staying current with the case law has never been this easy, nor this fun.

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This is what truly efficient legal learning looks like. Samuel Partida, Jr. has a way of turning dry, criminal court decisions into understandable bits of valuable knowledge. The nuggets of information just plop out of the cases. Sam has a knack of focusing on the choices made by the people, the lawyers and the judges in the cases. Under this kind of learning regime, the lessons just naturally fall out of the discussion. Anyone with a desire to learn the criminal law in a fundamental way will find a home here. Staying current with the case law has never been this easy, nor this fun.

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