Monday, January 21, 2013
A public defender for Dennis Dodson, the drifter accused of sexually assaulting a then-83-year-old woman in Orland Park, is filing a motion to quash the arrest based on the identification of Dodson in a photo array.
A public defender for a homeless man accused of sexually assaulting an elderly woman is questioning the photo identification of her client and announced Thursday that she is filing a motion to get his arrest thrown out. Dennis Dodson, 36, is currently in Cook County jail and appeared in Judge John J. Hynes' Bridgeview courtroom in his customary khaki Department of Corrections uniform and ponytail. Prosecutors say on Sept. 26, 2011, Dodson wrestled an elderly woman to the ground, and sexually assaulted her behind the Home Depot at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue, where he was living at the time. She had offered Dodson food and crackers two days prior, and returned to tell him she was working to find him a shelter, according to reports. Are …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Accused of sexually molesting an 83-year-old woman in 2011, Dennis Dodson told a Cook County judge Wednesday that he wants a new attorney but the judge refused.
A homeless man charged in the 2011 sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman asked for a new public defender Wednesday, just as it looked as though a trial date may be getting close. But the request was denied by Judge John J. Hynes. Dodson, 36, appeared in Hynes' Bridgeview courtroom with his public defender, whose name could not immediately be confirmed. He has been in custody since Sept. 26, 2011 after receiving no bail during his bond hearing more than a year ago. Prosecutors allege that Dodson wrestled an elderly woman to the ground, and sexually assaulted her behind the Home Depot at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue, where he was living at the time. She had offered Dodson food and crackers two days prior, and returned to tell him she was…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
A public defender for Dennis Dodson, the homeless man accused of sexually molesting an 83-year-old woman in 2011, said the evidence phase of the case is complete.
Dennis Dodson, the drifter accused in the 2011 sexual assault of an 83-year-old woman, may be nearing a trial date. A public defender for Dodson said the pre-trial discovery phase of the case is complete, at a hearing in Judge John J. Hynes' Bridgeview courtroom on Wednesday. Dodson, 35, appeared cleanly shaven in a yellow Department of Corrections jumpsuit with his red hair back in a ponytail. He didn't speak during the brief hearing. He has pleaded not guilty to the September 2011 assault and has been in custody since then on a $1.5 million bond. Prosecutors allege that Dodson wrestled an elderly woman to the ground, and sexually assaulted her behind the Home Depot at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue, where he was living at the time. She…
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Public defenders had been looking to split evidence and conduct separate analysis.
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- Jesse Marx
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Attorneys for Dennis Dodson argued unsuccessfully on Thursday that the state’s plan to test, and thereby destroy, DNA evidence at the center of the case violates the defendant’s Constitutional right. Dodson, 35, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping for allegedly molesting an 83-year-old woman behind the Orland Park Home Depot in 2011. Special prosecutor Clarissa Palermo said she’s looking to test all four swabs taken from the victim, on the recommendation of a state forensic scientist who has argued that he needs to test each sample to know with certainty whether a complete DNA profile of Dodson is present. In turn, assistant public defender Camille Bachli asked Judge John J. Hynes to divide that …
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Darnell
1:54 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013
60+ arrests and like the Eveready Bunny he's still going! He' ll be back on the streets before long! It's the systems M.O. !!! more ›