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Illinois appeals courts see ‘dramatic increase’ in cases following elimination of cash bail
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn October in Livingston County, Judge Jennifer Bauknecht issued a lengthy decision following a...
Phinney is first drug court graduate in two years
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's been awhile since a graduation ceremony took place the Livingston County Law and Justice Center. However, one special graduation event happened on...
Going through this court could be a good thing for addicts
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Editor's Note: This is the first of a series of articles looking at the drug court program in Livingston County.) Do you do drugs? Ever been arrested for possessing drugs, using drugs, selling ...
Randy Yedinak named to Eleventh Judicial Circuit bench
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe adage that things happen in threes is certainly hitting Livingston County of late. Cynics might...
Pontiac-area police officer faces child sex crime charges
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCarter Meister, a member of the Fairbury Police Department, is facing sex crime charges after...
Jim Dey: Recalcitrant judge gets a lesson in courtroom duties
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 19—Appellate justices usually go out of their way to avoid criticizing trial judges for their legal errors. But there are exceptions. Consider a Dec. 8 ruling in which Fourth District Appellate ...
Jury selection made for Brewer murder trial
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJury selection was completed Monday afternoon and Livingston County State's Attorney Randy Yedinak is ready to present his case in the prosecution of Clifford Brewer for the murder of three ...
Brewer Trial: Jury finds Clifford Brewer guilty on all counts
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the early morning hours of Dec. 25, 2019, Shirley Brewer, Christian Brewer and Norman Walker had their lives ended with single gunshot wounds to the head. A suspect was taken into custody ...
Drug Court: Support comes from all at drug court
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years ago(Editor's Note: This is the second of a series of articles looking at the drug court program in Livingston County.) Marinna Metoyer is the chief public defender for Livingston County and a member ...
Brewer Sentencing
Daily Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Dec. 25, 2019, three people were murdered in a small home on the east end of Cullom. By the time the sun had risen that day, there was a person in custody who was later charged with six counts ...