My question involves criminal law for the state of: Illinois
I'm reading through a criminal record. Supposedly the guy is dead from a drug overdose. Supposedly, he died on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. It appears to have come from a legitimate source: local newspaper.
And yet... I read his criminal record, and yeah, it's his... and I see this for the date of 11/08/2011:How can an "allegedly" dead man post bond? He was the defendant. Uhhh, but he was dead on 11/08/2011, for what I've read, because it was said that he died on February 2nd, 2011. That does not make sense to me. How can the defendant post the cash bond? Was it the public defender or defendant's attorney who posted bond? Some kind of legal issue where the state pays it because he is dead or something?Cash Bond set at $60.00. Defendant Posted Cash: Bond Payment of $60.00 on 11/08/2011. Receipt # 115920.
I do not understand, and it severely bothers me.

