Word from the courthouse is that the McHenry County State’s Attorney Office was unable to convince Judge Joseph Condon of the guilt of those involved in the Woodstock Nursing Home Angel of Death case.
“Not guilty on all counts,” was the message I got. “The straw was the state police investigator NOT recording his interview with Penny Whitlock. Kept referring to notes from 2006.”
A press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office:
MCHENRY MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that twenty-one year old Victor Bandala-Martinez was sentenced to thirty years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the December 14, 2008 stabbing death of Yair Cabrera.
Judge Joseph Condon sentenced a McHenry man to 30 years.
Witness testimony during the three day bench trial before Judge Joesph Condon revealed that the victim and Bandala-Martinez, who were social acquaintances, were involved in a verbal argument inside a McHenry apartment in the early morning hours of December 14, 2008.
The argument spilled out into an adjacent yard where the defendant stabbed the unarmed victim with a sharp object at least two times.
Yair Cabrera was pronounced dead a short time later at a nearby hospital.
The forensic pathologist who examined the victim’s wounds concluded that the 17 year old victim died of hemorrhagic shock due to a stab wound of the heart.
Bandala-Martinez faced a sentence of between twenty to sixty years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorneys Michael Combs and Philip Hiscock.
A day room at the McHenry County Jail.
What follows is a press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office concerning the Union bank robber. The same guy was acquitted in a Huntley bank robbery.
MATTHEW RENO CONVICTED OF ATTEMPT ARMED ROBBERY
Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that Matthew Reno, of Hinckley Illinois, was convicted today of the offense of Attempt Armed Robbery, which was committed on March 24, 2008 at the Midwest Bank in Union, IL.
The jury deliberated approximately two and one half hours before delivering the verdict.
After the verdict Judge Joseph Condon revoked the defendant’s bond and remanded him into custody.
The evidence presented consisted of
The bank teller testified that a masked gunman pointed a gun at her and demanded money and the co-defendant testified that he acted as a get-away driver.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorneys Jeff Bora and Michael Combs.
The defendant will be sentenced on October 1st, 2010 at 1:30 pm.
This post follows up on a press release from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office about the conviction of Michael Braun for felony domestic battery.
Philip Hiscock, Chief of the Criminal Bureau of the McHenry County State’s Attorney sent me the following information:
After a jury trial and sentencing hearing, Judge (Joseph) Condon sentenced the defendant to the following:
- 24 total months of probation, the defendant was placed on intensive probation for the first 12 months;
- 120 days electronic monitoring;
- 200 hours public service work;
- A $1000 fine plus mandatory court costs;
- 32 days incarceration in the McHenry County jail with credit for 16 actual days served;
- No contact with the victim.
Braun could have been sentenced to up to three years in state prison.
The following press release has been received from the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office:
Man Found Guilty of Felony Domestic Battery
Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, announces that a McHenry County jury found Michael S. Braun guilty of the felony offense of Domestic Battery on February 18, 2010 following a three day trial.
The Defendant was charged with physically assaulting his girlfriend by grabbing her around the neck and throwing her over an office chair.
Following the guilty verdict, Judge Joseph Joseph Condon revoked the Defendant’s bond until the future sentencing date of April 1, 2010.
Due to a prior domestic battery conviction, Defendant faces a sentence of probation or one to three years in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Defendant faces an additional charge of Harassment of a Witness stemming from an April 2008 arrest–that charge is currently pending.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorneys Sharyl Eisenstein and Kirk Chrzanowski.
This case further highlights Louis Bianchi’s aggressive stance against domestic violence.
Another week, another press release about how the McHenry County State’s Attorney is putting away another drunk driver…for a long time:
12 TIME DUI OFFENDER IS SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney is pleased to announce that Daniel Munoz was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for two separate charges of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.
Judge Joseph Condon also sentenced the defendant to a 6-year sentence on a related felony Driving While License Revoked charge.
Assistant State’s Attorney Philip Hiscock argued for a 15-year sentence due to the defendant’s extensive DUI related background. Munoz was previously found guilty of Driving Under the Influence on at least 12 separate occasions.
Latest Posts
