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People v. LaGrone

Citations

  • 838 N.E.2d 142
  • 361 Ill. App. 3d 532
  • 297 Ill. Dec. 655
  • 34 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1240
  • 2005 Ill. App. LEXIS 1053

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the trial court failed to make the specific factual findings needed to justify even a short denial
  • holding that “the trial court failed to make specific factual findings” justifying closure, without stating whether it was applying a de novo or abuse of discretion standard
  • holding that the trial court failed to make the specific factual findings needed to justify even a short denial
  • holding that “the trial court failed to make specific factual findings” justifying closure, without stating whether it 46 No. 1-08-1728 was applying a de novo or abuse of discretion standard
  • holding in an interlocutory appeal filed by the media that the trial court erred by not making adequate factual findings on the record to justify denying public access to a hearing on the defendant’s motions in limine
  • “opening the [criminal] process to neutral observers is an important means of assuring the fairness of criminal proceedings”

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Judges: Steigmann

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