<a href= "http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2016/2ndDistrict/2140364.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People v. Alvarez, 2016 IL App (2d) 140364 (June)</a>. Episode 203 (Duration 5:04) The statute required “great bodily harm and permanent disfigurement”, however consecutive sentencing requires “severe bodily injury”, the judge only made one finding.

People v. Alvarez, 2016 IL App (2d) 140364 (June). Episode 203 (Duration 5:04) The statute required “great bodily harm and permanent disfigurement”, however consecutive sentencing requires “severe bodily injury”, the judge only made one finding.

<a href="http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2016/2ndDistrict/2140364.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">People v. Alvarez,&nbsp;2016 IL App (2d) 140364 (June)</a>.&nbsp;Episode 203 (Duration 5:04) The statute required “great bodily harm and permanent disfigurement”, however consecutive sentencing requires “severe bodily injury”, the judge only made one finding.

“Great Bodily Harm” is Different From “Severe Bodily Injury”

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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