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Kankakee Co

Illinois

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Case Information

Filed 2024-04-19
Status Closed
Type Mt Major Traffic
Docket 19 entries
Disposition nolle prosequi

Parties

Plaintiff People Of The State Of Illinois
Defendant Houston, Sylvester
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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
  3. Citation Issued. Comment CITATION ISSUED
  4. Citation Issued. Comment CITATION ISSUED
  5. ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE Comment ENTRY CREATED TO TAG LABEL FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY FILE
  6. 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)
  7. Bond Information: Comment BOND INFORMATION: Arrest Bond Added to Case with: Action Code: DRIVING ON SUSPENDED LICENSE Arrest Date: Bond Status: POSTED Status Date: 04/19/2024 Blanket Bond: No Okay to Apply: No Bond Type: NOTICE TO APPEAR
  8. Must Appear in Courtroom 200 Original Type Must Appear in Courtroom 200 Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  9. 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: HOUSTON, SYLVESTER - 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 08/22/2024 from 9:00 am to 9:0 0 am 
 Event Notes: 
  10. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED. ASA AVILES APPEARS FOR THE STATE. THE DEFENDANT IS NOT PRESENT. THE COURT IS INFORMED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS ANOTHER CASE UP ON 8-22-24 WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER IS APPOINTED ON THIS CASE. CASE CONTINUED TO 8-22-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200 FOR PLEA. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. NO NOTICE NECESSARY PER THE COURT. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF
  11. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: PLEA Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  12. ZZ-Notice of Appointment of Public Defender filed. Comment NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER FILED PD OFFICE NOTIFIED AND NOTICE GENERATED Sent on: 11:26:16.55
  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: 13:41:41.30
  14. Plea Original Type Plea Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued Comment
  15. CONTINUED DEFENDANT'S MOTION Comment CASE CALLED. ASA BICKEL APPEARS FOR THE STATE. THE DEFENDANT APPEARS WITH ATTORNEY R. REGAS, APD. CASE CONTINUED ON THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR FINAL SETTING TO 11-15-24 AT 9AM IN ROOM 200. THE DEFENDANT MUST APPEAR. (CUNNINGTON, AUDIO 200) SF/HF
  16. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: FINAL SETTING Date: Time: 9:00 am Judge: CUNNINGTON, THOMAS W Location: ROOM 200
  17. Final Setting Original Type Final Setting Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 9:00 AM Result Continued
  18. Minutes Comment Case called. ASA Souligne appears for the State. The defendant appears with Attorney R. Regas, APD. Case continued on the defendant's motion for final setting to 3-4-25 at 1:30 pm in room 200. The defendant must appear. (Claudio, audio 109) SF
  19. Final Setting Original Type Final Setting Judicial Officer Cunnington, Thomas Hearing Time 1:30 PM Result Nolle Parties Present Defendant: HOUSTON, SYLVESTER

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