The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court’s dismissal of the Halas petitions, holding that the 1978 amendment and partial revocation of the insurance trust were valid because the settlement’s paragraph 12(b) permitted unilateral changes so long as alimony obligations were secured, and that the trial…
Illinois Supreme Court, 1984
Published opinions from 1984. The case name opens the case page.
1984 opinions
IllinoisThe People of the State of Illinois, Appellant v. John A. Krankel, Appellee
May 25, 1984102 Ill. 2d 181
The Illinois Supreme Court vacated the appellate court’s judgment reversing Krankel’s conviction and remanding for a new trial. It held that Krankel must receive a new hearing on his ineffective-assistance claim with counsel other than the attorney he accused, and that the trial court must decide whether counsel’s…
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court’s decision upholding denial of the defendants’ timely motion to vacate an ex parte judgment. Because the defendants did not provide a transcript or an authorized substitute for the hearing on their motion, the court presumed that the trial court’s decision was…