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Court

Kankakee Co

Illinois

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Case Information

Filed 2024-05-10
Status Closed
Type Cf Criminal Felony
Docket 35 entries
Disposition guilty

Parties

Plaintiff People Of The State Of Illinois
Defendant Smith, Billy J
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Judge

Hon. Dickenson William S

Kankakee County (IL)

Illinois

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Docket Entries

  1. BILL OF INDICTMENT PRESENTED, SIGNED AND ORDERED FILED. (ELLIOTT)KC
  2. CASE CALLED. ASA GOUDREAU APPEARS FOR THE STATE. GRAND JURY RETURNS TRUE BILL OF INDICTMENT IN OPEN COURT. CASE IS CONTINUED FOR ARRAIGNMENT TO 5-29-24 @ 9:30AM ROOM 300. CASE IS ASSIGNED TO JUDGE DICKENSON FOR ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS. (ELLIOTT;309)KC
  3. CASE SCHEDULED Event: ARRAIGNMENT Date: 05/29/2024 Time: 9:30 am Judge: DICKENSON, WILLIAM S Location: ROOM 300
  4. Certificate of Compliance with Additional Report of State's Comment REPORT OF STATE'S ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER ON CRIMINAL PRETRIAL MOTIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUPREME COURT RULE 412 FILED. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FILED.
  5. Certificate of Compliance with Additional Report of State's Comment ADDITIONAL REPORT OF STATE'S ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER ON CRIMINAL PRETRIAL MOTIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUPREME COURT RULE 412 FILED. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FILED.
  6. Arraignment Original Type Arraignment Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result Continued Comment
  7. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED. ASA SWEENY APPEARS FOR THE STATE. DEFENDANT APPEARS NOT. CASE IS CONTINUED TO 6-27-24 AT 9:30AM ROOM 300 FOR ARRAIGNMENT. STATE TO NOTIFY DEFENDANT OF INDICTMENT. (DICKENSON;300/KH) CO
  8. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: ARRAIGNMENT Date: Time: 9:30 am Judge: DICKENSON, WILLIAM S Location: ROOM 300 Result: CONTINUED
  9. Notice of Indictment Filed Comment NOTICE OF INDICTMENT AND ARRAIGNMENT FILED BY STATE'S ATTORNEY
  10. Arraignment Original Type Arraignment Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result Continued Comment
  11. Notice of Assignment of Public Defender filed. Comment NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF PUBLIC DEFENDER FILED TREY BRASEL CLERK'S OFFICE NOTIFIED AND NOTICE GENERATED Sent on: 15:18:18.41
  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: 11:20:50.70
  13. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: ARRAIGNMENT Date: Time: 9:30 am Judge: DICKENSON, WILLIAM S Location: ROOM 300 Result: CONTINUED
  14. CASE CALLED Comment CASE CALLED. ASA GUNDERSON APPEARS FOR THE STATE. DEFENDANT APPEARS. DEFENDANT MOVES FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER. MOTION ALLOWED. CLERK ORDERED TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE. ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION, CASE IS CONTINUED TO 8-30-24AT 9:30 AM ROOM 300 FOR ARRAIGNMENT. (DICKENSON;300DC) LT
  15. Certificate of Compliance with Additional Report of State's Comment ADDITIONAL REPORT OF STATE'S ATTORNEY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDER ON CRIMINAL PRETRIAL MOTIONS AND COMPLIANCE WITH SUPREME COURT RULE 412 FILED. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FILED.
  16. Arraignment Original Type Arraignment Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result Continued Comment
  17. CASE SCHEDULED Comment CASE SCHEDULED Event: SETTING Date: Time: 9:30 am Judge: DICKENSON, WILLIAM S Location: ROOM 300
  18. FELONY ARRAIGNMENT Comment CASE CALLED FOR ARRAIGNMENT. ASA GUNDERSON APPEARS FOR THE STATE. DEFENDANT APPEARS WITH ATTORNEY TREY BRASEL, APD. A COPY OF BILL OF INDICTMENT IS FURNISHED. FORMAL READING AND EXPLANATION OF RIGHTS IS WAIVED. DEFENDANT ENTERS A PLEA OF NOT GUILTY AND DEMANDS TRIAL BY JURY. ORAL MOTION FOR 412 DISCOVERY AND GRAND JURY TRANSCRIPT IS MADE AND ALLOWED. STATE FURNISHES SAME IN TECH SHARE. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE FILED IN TECH SHARE. STATE ORALLY MOVES FOR 413 DISCOVERY. SAME IS ALLOWED. DEFENSE TO FURNISH SAME. PRETRIAL MOTIONS SET IMMEDIATELY BEFORE TRIAL OR SOONER, SET BY COURT OR COUNSEL. ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION, CASE IS CONTINUED TO 10-10-24 AT 9:30 AM ROOM 300 FOR SETTING. (DICKENSON;300BG) LT
  19. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result On Defendant's Motion
  20. Minutes Comment People by ASA Gunderson. Defendant by attorney Studenka, apd for attorney Brasel, apd. Defendant appears not. Defense oral motion to continue is allowed with no objection. On defendant's motion, continued to 11-21-24 at 9:30 am for setting. Defense to notify. (Dickenson;300dc) lt
  21. Minutes Comment Recalled. Defendant appears late due to walking to court. On defendant's motion, continued to 11-21-24 at 9:30 am for setting. (Dickenson;300dc) lt
  22. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result On Defendant's Motion
  23. Minutes Comment People by ASA Gunderson. Defendant appears with attorney Brasel, APD. On defendant 's motion, continued to 12-19-24 at 9:30 am for setting. (Dickenson;300dc) lt
  24. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result On Defendant's Motion
  25. Minutes Comment People by ASA Sweeney. Defendant appears with attorney Brasel, APD. On defendant's motion, continued to 1-30-25 at 9:30 am for setting. (Dickenson;300bp) lt
  26. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result On Defendant's Motion
  27. Minutes Comment ..People by ASA Umlah. Defendant by attorney Brasel, APD. Defendant was in court but left ill. Defense oral motion to continue is allowed with no objection. On defendant's motion, continued to 3-13-25 at 9:30 am for setting. (Dickenson;300cj) lt
  28. Setting Original Type Setting Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM Result Plea of Guilty
  29. Document Sent to Supervision (Alliance)
  30. Information Sent to Supervision (Alliance)
  31. Minutes Comment People by ASA Sweeney. Defendant appears with attorney Trey Brasel. Defendant having been informed of the nature of the charge including the minimum and maximum penalty, right to counsel, and if indigent to have counsel appointed. Defendant enters plea. Judgment of conviction entered on count 1, Unlawful possession of controlled substance (class 4). Defendant is placed on conditional discharge for a period of 24 months. Court is satisfied with plea and finds that defendant enters plea freely and voluntarily. Defendant is admonished and persists in plea. Court finds the defendant knowingly and intelligently waives his rights. Factual basis is found. PSI waived. Defendant is assessed, and fee waiver granted. Defendant is advised of his right to appeal. See orders signed. (Dickenson;300bp) lt
  32. Order of Conditional Discharge presented, signed, and ordered filed.
  33. Financial Sentencing Order presented, signed, and ordered filed.
  34. Defendant's Waiver of All Rights and Plea of Guilty filed.
  35. End of Conditional Discharge Judicial Officer Dickenson, William Hearing Time 9:30 AM

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