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Court

Kankakee Co

Illinois

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Case Information

Filed 2024-04-17
Status Open
Type Mt Major Traffic
Docket 37 entries

Parties

Plaintiff People Of The State Of Illinois
Defendant Mendez, Jose Y
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Judge

Hon. CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W

Kankakee County (IL)

Illinois

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Docket Entries

  1. CITATION ISSUED
  2. ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Comment ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE
  3. Citation Issued. Comment CITATION ISSUED
  4. ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Comment ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE
  5. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: MUST APPEAR-JUDGE CUNNINGTON Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC)
  6. Bond Information: Comment BOND INFORMATION: Arrest Bond Added to Case with: Action Code: DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE Arrest Date: Bond Status: POSTED Status Date: 04/17/2024 Blanket Bond: No Okay to Apply: No Bond Type: NOTICE TO APPEAR
  7. Must Appear in Courtroom 200 Original Type Must Appear in Courtroom 200 Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  8. IN COURT SUMMARY: Comment IN COURT SUMMARY: Check In: Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200 Staff: Bickel, David Martin - ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY: Present Prosecutors: Parties: MENDEZ, JOSE Y - DEFENDANT: Not Present The following event: MUST APPEAR-JUDGE CUNNINGTON scheduled for at 9:00 am has been resulted as follows: 
 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC) 
 
 Events Added: 
 
 PLEA has been scheduled with CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W on 06/10/2024 from 9:00 am to 9:00 am 
 Event Notes: 
  9. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: PLEA Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  10. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED. ASA BICKEL APPEARS FOR THE STATE. THE DEFENDANT IS NOT PRESENT. THE COURT IS INFORMED THE DEFENDANT HAS ANOTHER CASE UP ON 6-10-24. CASE CONTINUED TO 6-10-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200 FOR PLEA. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. NO NOTICE NECESSARY PER THE COURT. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  11. Plea Original Type Plea Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Bench Warrant Ordered Comment
  12. BENCH WARRANT ORDERED Comment CASE CALLED. ASA AVILES APPEARS FOR THE STATE. DEFENDANT APPEARS NOT. NO BOND BENCH WARRANT ORDERED TO ISSUE. BENCH WARRANT TO COVER 24 MT 1010 AND 24 MT 826. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  13. IN COURT SUMMARY: Comment IN COURT SUMMARY: Check In: Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200 Staff: AVILES, ROSE - ASSISTANT STATE ATTORNEY: Present Prosecutors: Parties: MENDEZ, JOSE Y - DEFENDANT: Not Present The following event: PLEA scheduled for at 9:00 am has been resulted as follows: 
 Result: BENCH WARRANT ORDERED 
  14. **Warrant Issued
  15. Alert issued Comment ALERT ISSUED (ALSO ISSUED ON 24MT1010) BENCH WARRANT issued on: For: MENDEZ, JOSE Y Bond Amt: 0
  16. **Warrant Served
  17. Hearing on Custody Only Original Type Hearing on Custody Only Judicial Officer Claudio, Brenda Hearing Time 11:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  18. No Petition Filed at Detention Hearing Comment CASE CALLED. ASA OSTROM APPEARS FOR THE STATE. DEFENDANT APPEARS IN CUSTODY ON THE V.A., PRO SE. ATTORNEY G. REGAS, APD, STEPS UP FOR THE CUSTODY HEARING. COURT ADVISES THIS CHARGE IS NOT DETAINABLE. THE COURT FINDS THE STATE HAS PRESENTED CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT THE PRE-TRIAL CONDITIONS ARE NECESSARY AND THE STATE'S PETITION TO SET CONDITIONS OF PRE-TRIAL RELEASE IS ALLOWED. DEFENDANT IS RELEASED. DEFENDANT WILL HIRE PRIVATE COUNSEL. ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION, CASE IS CONTINUED FOR PLEA TO 11/6/24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200. DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. SEE ORDER SIGNED. (CLAUDIO, AUDIO 109)BM
  19. Original Conditions of Pretrial Release Order Comment ORIGINAL CONDITIONS OF PRETRIAL RELEASE ORDER PRESENTED, SIGNED, AND FILED. (CLAUDIO)BM
  20. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: PLEA Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  21. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: HEARING ON CUSTODY ONLY Date: Time: 11:00 am Judge: CLAUDIO, BRENDA Location: ROOM 109 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC)
  22. Alert served Comment ALERT SERVED BENCH WARRANT served on: For: MENDEZ, JOSE Y
  23. Defendant Signed Acknowledgement of Condition Comment DEFENDANT'S SIGNED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CONDITIONS OF PRETRIAL RELEASE ORDER RETURNED.
  24. Plea Original Type Plea Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Parties Present Defendant: MENDEZ, JOSE Y Plaintiff: People of the State of Illinois Assistant State's Attorney: Bickel, David Martin
  25. Minutes Comment Case called. Asa Bickel appears for the State. The defendant is present without counsel. All rights are explained. The court finds that the defendant is indigent. The public defender is appointed. Clerk to notify the public defender's office of the appointment. Case continued for plea to 2-13-25 at 9 am in room 200. The defendant must appear. (Cunnington, audio 200) SF
  26. Public Defender Appointed
  27. Plea Original Type Plea Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Bench Warrant Ordered Parties Present Defendant *Public Defender: Regas, Robert
  28. Minutes Comment Case called. Asa Ostrom appears for the State. Attorney R. Regas, APD appears for the defendant. The defense makes an oral motion to continue. The state objects to the oral motion and asks for a bench warrant. The defense oral motion to continue is denied. A no bond bench warrant is ordered to issue. Bench warrant to cover 24 MT 1210, 24 MT 826 and 24 MT 1071. (Cunnington, audio 200) SF
  29. **Warrant Issued
  30. Status Check Original Type Status Check Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Motion Allowed
  31. Minutes Comment Case called. Asa Ostrom appears for the State. The defendant and Attorney R. Regas, Apd is not present. The court is informed that a bench warrant was order and issued on 2-13-25 and the geographical limitations were not checked. The state makes an oral motion to quash the bench warrant. The motion is allowed. The bench warrant from 2-13-25 is order quashed. A new bond bench warrant ordered to issue. The bench warrant is order to cover 24 MT 1010, 24 MT 826 and 24 MT 1071. (Cunnington, audio 200) SF
  32. Order for Return of Warrant/Mittimus signed and ordered filed.
  33. **Warrant Returned
  34. **Warrant Issued Comment Also issued on 24mt1010 and 24mt1071
  35. Detention Hearing Judicial Officer Claudio, Brenda Hearing Time 11:00 AM
  36. **Warrant Served
  37. Defendant Signed Acknowledgement of Condition Comment of PreTrial Release Order Returned

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