IL judge dismisses charges - cites ILSC ruling that law is unconstitutional

[Blackbeard]

I hadn't seen this anywhere on THR. It looks like the IL Supreme Court ruling that the law against carrying is unconsitutional is already having an effect:

A Cook County judge reversed herself Monday and dismissed weapons charges against a Chicago man after a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling that called part of the state's gun law unconstitutional.

Cook County Circuit Judge Ellen Mandeltort last week denied Deafalla Haddad's request to drop the charges.

But the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that part of the state's gun law was unconstitutional and advised prosecutors to drop charges in certain cases. That ruling fell in step with a federal court decision earlier this year declaring that the state's gun laws violated the U.S. Constitution.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...gun-case-after-ruling-20130916,0,576439.story

 

[leftyz]

Wonder if they will drop charges in many past cases?

 

[xcheck]

perhaps, if those wrongfully convicted file an appeal...