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Court

Kankakee Co

Illinois

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Case Information

Filed 2024-04-16
Status Open
Type Mt Major Traffic
Docket 29 entries

Parties

Plaintiff People Of The State Of Illinois
Defendant Samuels, Tatiana L
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Judge

Hon. CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W

Kankakee County (IL)

Illinois

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Docket Entries

  1. CITATION ISSUED
  2. Citation Issued. Comment CITATION ISSUED
  3. ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Comment ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE
  4. ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Comment ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Due date extended because of Weekend / Holiday.
  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: 04/16/2024 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: SAMUELS, TATIANA L - DEFENDANT: 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 06/20/2024 from 9:00 am to 9:00 am 
 Event Notes: 
  9. PUBLIC DEFENDER APPOINTED TO DEFENDANT Comment CASE CALLED. ASA BICKEL APPEARS FOR THE STATE. THE DEFENDANT IS PRESENT WITHOUT COUNSEL. THE STATE IS NOT WAIVING JAIL. ALL RIGHTS ARE EXPLAINED. THE COURT FINDS THAT THE DEFEENDANT IS INDIGENT. THE PUBLICE DFEFENDER IS APPOINTED. CLERK TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE OF THE APPOINTMENT. CASE CONTINUED FOR PLEA TO 6-20-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  10. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: PLEA Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  11. ZZ-Notice of Appointment of Public Defender filed. Comment NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER FILED PD OFFICE NOTIFIED AND NOTICE GENERATED Sent on: 14:30:17.98
  12. Notice of Assignment of Public Defender filed. Comment NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER FILED ROBERT REGAS CLERK'S OFFICE NOTIFIED AND NOTICE GENERATED Sent on: 14:55:59.67
  13. Notice of Assignment of Public Defender filed. Comment NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER FILED ROBERT REGAS CLERK'S OFFICE NOTIFIED AND NOTICE GENERATED Sent on: 14:53:10.70
  14. Plea Original Type Plea Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  15. NOT GUILTY PLEA/RESERVE RIGHT TO WAIVE/ W/DISCOVERY CONTINUE FOR SETTING Comment CASE CALLED. ASA AVILES APPEARS FOR THE STATE. THE DEFENDANT APPEARS WITH ATTORNEY R. REGAS, APD. ALL RIGHTS ARE EXPLAINED. DEFENDANT PLEADS NOT GUILTY. ATTORNEY R. REGAS RESERVES HIS RIGHT TO WAIVE JURY. ATTORNEY R. REGAS DEMANDS DISCOVERY. THE DEFENSE IS INFORMED THAT THE DISCOVERY IS ON TECHSHARE. CASE CONTINUED FOR JURY SETTING TO 10-15-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. CLERK TO NOTIFY STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  16. 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: SAMUELS, TATIANA L - DEFENDANT: Present Regas, Robert - Attorney for DEFENDANT: Present 
 
 
 The following event: PLEA scheduled for at 9:00 am has been resulted as follows: 
 Result: CONTINUED (TRAFFIC) 
 
 Events Added: 
 
 SETTING OF JURY TRIAL has been scheduled with CUNNINGTON , THOMAS W on 10/15/2024 from 9:00 am to 9:00 am 
 Event Notes: 
  17. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: SETTING OF JURY TRIAL Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  18. Setting of Jury Trial Original Type Setting of Jury Trial Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Parties Present Plaintiff: People of the State of Illinois Assistant State's Attorney: Souligne, Rebecca Defendant *Public Defender: Regas, Robert
  19. Minutes Comment ASA SOULIGNE APPEARS FOR THE STATE. ATTORNEY R. REGAS, APD APPEARS FOR THE DEFENDANT. THE DEFENSE MAKES AN ORAL MOTION TO CONTINUE. THE STATE DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE MOTION. THE DEFENSE ORAL MOTION TO CONTINUE IS ALLOWED. CASE CONTINUED TO 2-4-25 AT 9 AM IN ROOM 200 FOR JURY SETTING. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER TO NOTIFY THE DEFENDANT OF THE NEW COURT DATE.
  20. Setting of Jury Trial Original Type Setting of Jury Trial Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Bench Warrant Ordered Parties Present Plaintiff: People of the State of Illinois Assistant State's Attorney: Bickel, David Martin Defendant *Public Defender: Regas, Robert
  21. Minutes Comment Case called. Asa Bickel 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 821, 24 MT 230 and 24 MT 1822. (Cunnington, audio 200) SF
  22. **Warrant Issued Comment Also issued on 24mt1822 and 24mt230
  23. Detention Hearing Original Type Detention Hearing Judicial Officer Claudio, Brenda Hearing Time 11:00 AM Result Continued
  24. Minutes Comment Case called. ASA Smith appears for the state. Defendant appears in custody on the v.a., pro se. No public defender 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. On defendant's motion, case is continued for setting to 3/14/25 at 9am in room 200. Defendant must appear. See order signed. (Claudio, audio 109)BM
  25. Original Conditions of Pretrial Release Order
  26. **Warrant Served
  27. Defendant Signed Acknowledgement of Condition Comment of PreTrial Release Order Returned
  28. Setting of Jury Trial Original Type Setting of Jury Trial Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Parties Present Defendant: SAMUELS, TATIANA L *Public Defender: Regas, Robert
  29. Minutes Comment Case called. Asa Smith appears for the State. The defendant appears with Attorney R. Regas, APD. Case continued on the defendant's motion for jury setting to 6-16-25 at 9 am in room 200. The defendant must appear. (Claudio, audio 109) SF

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