ILLINOIS COURTS ISSUES OPINION ON THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS V/S LAVAR A. GILBERT JR. CASE

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 28 -- The Illinois Courts Office issued the following opinion on Feb. 28:

1. Held: We dismiss the appeal in case No. 21-CF-887 for lack of jurisdiction where the defendant did not appeal from the entry of a final judgment or order. We affirm the circuit court's detention order in case No. 23-CF-628, where counsel was not ineffective for failing to move to strike the State's petition to detain, and the circuit court's ruling on detention was not an abuse of discretion.

2. The defendant, Lavar A. Gilbert Jr., appeals the September 28, 2023, order in case Nos. 21-CF-887 (appeal No. 5-23-0923) and 23-CF-628 (appeal No. 5-23-0924), of the circuit court of St. Clair County denying him pretrial release pursuant to Publi...