Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
Recent News About Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court
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Appeals court upholds liability coverage verdict stemming from 2010 fatal car accident
MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court upheld a trial court verdict determining whether there was liability coverage for a car accident involving two Illinois men. -
Ex-husband's appeal to have properties declared marital property denied
MT. VERNON — An appeal stemming from a trial court decision regarding an ex-husband's motion to have two pieces of property owned by his former spouse declared marital property has been denied. -
Fifth District Appellate Court upholds Baldwin murder conviction but reverses ruling for consecutive sentences
MT. VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld the murder conviction of Marcus Baldwin. -
Company accused of fraud can compel arbitration with plaintiff for some matters, appellate court says
&&&An investment gone awry and whether or not defendants could compel arbitration for various disputes were at issue in the Fifth District Appellate Court of Illinois ruling which ordered parts of the dispute back to the lower court. In Lakho v. Nisar, the court found that a St. Clair court erred by granting the defendants arbitration for several counts in the case. -
Fifth District affirms LeChien; Welch: Special education teacher’s dismissal was ‘harsh’ but not reversible
The Fifth District appellate court affirmed St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert LeChien’s decision denying a special education teacher’s petition for administrative review of his dismissal from the Cahokia school district after he forged a signature on a legal document. -
Man serving 10-year prison term for shooting has claim of ineffective counsel denied
The Fifth District Appellate Court has agreed with the postconviction trial court that Perkins had effective legal counsel and was therefore not entitled to a new trial. -
Ex-husband ordered to pay over half of woman's attorney fees, according to appellate court's affirmation
The Fifth District Appellate Court recently affirmed that an ex-husband should pay over half of his former spouse's attorney fees from the divorce. -
Appellate court rules Belleville woman has no standing to act as guardian for granddaughter
The Fifth District Appellate Court has ruled that St. Clair County Circuit Judge Stephen McGlynn erred when he made a Belleville woman the guardian of her 6-year-old granddaughter whose father allegedly has drug and mental health problems. -
New attorneys to be sworn in at Illinois State Bar admission ceremonies May 4
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Lloyd A. Karmeier will be presiding over a bar admission ceremony in Collinsville today where 86 new attorneys will be sworn in. -
Fifth District reverses one of its own in challenge to FOID card licensing statutes
The Fifth District Appellate Court reversed Appellate Judge John Barberis’ Jr.’s ruling as a circuit judge in Madison County granting dismissal in a man’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of two state firearm licensing statutes. -
Appellate court dismisses postconviction petition challenging drug conviction but offers defendant credit toward fine
The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a post-conviction petition appealing a drug conviction but decided that the defendant was entitled to $5 per day for each day he was held before sentencing. -
Fifth District overturns Kievlan in hospitals' move for substitution
The Fifth District Appellate Court has overturned the decision of St. Clair County Associate Judge Patricia Kievlan who denied St. Elizabeth's Hospital's motion to substitute her as judge in a slate of cases involving unpaid bills. -
Case of 4-year-old struck and killed in 2014 back before St. Clair County court
The case of a St. Clair County mother suing the father of her 4-year-old son and the driver of a vehicle that allegedly struck and killed him in 2014 is now back before the trial court in St. Clair County after an appeals court vacated a previous ruling. -
Appellate Court upholds judgment denying post-conviction petition for man serving 25 years
The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed former St. Clair County circuit court judge John Baricevic's dismissal of a criminal defendant's post-conviction petition. -
Fifth District affirms Madison County Circuit Court ruling in custody case
MOUNT VERNON — The Fifth District Appellate Court has affirmed a Madison County ruling in a child custody case. -
Illinois appellate court upholds murder conviction appeal, which argued ineffectual defense for agreeing to DNA testing delay
The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld the convictions and sentences of a man found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in St. Clair County Circuit Judge Robert Haida's court. -
Fifth District reverses Kelley's order denying transfer in wrongful death suit, directs him to explain decision
MOUNT VERNON – St. Clair County associate judge Randall Kelley failed to explain why he exercised jurisdiction over a suit about a child’s death in West Frankfort, Fifth District appellate judges ruled on Feb. 22. -
Overstreet to fill Fifth District at-large vacancy
Second Judicial Circuit Judge David K. Overstreet, 51, of Mount Vernon has been assigned to the Fifth District Appellate Court to fill a vacancy created following last November's election. -
Appellate court rules for credit card owner in suit over debt
MOUNT VERNON – Midland Funding v. Hilliker, a collection lawsuit that began in St. Clair County Circuit Court in 2013, has been remanded by the Fifth District Appellate Court, which affirmed a ruling in favor of defendant Melissa Hilliker. -
Appellate court upholds circuit ruling in Founders Insurance Co. case
The Fifth District Appellate Court has upheld a lower court ruling that granted summary judgment to the defendants in an appeal by Founders Insurance Co.