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Richard Kling
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Chicago(B.A.)
Northwestern Law School(J.D.)
OccupationClinical Professor of Law at theChicago–Kent College of Law
WebsiteChicago-Kent College of Law Biography

Richard Klingis a Clinical Professor of Law at theChicago–Kent College of LawinChicago,Illinois,where he has been teaching since 1981. He teaches evidence, forensic science, and professional responsibility.[1]He has personally tried over 500 jury trials, including 28 capital cases, and currently has a full-time Clinical Criminal practice through the Law Offices of theChicago-Kent College of Law.Richard Kling is well respected in the Chicago legal community and is regularly featured in Chicago local news to discuss legal news topics ranging from theRod Blagojevich corruption charges[2][3]to theDrew Petersonmurder trial.[4][5]

Professional biography

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Richard Kling received his B.A, degree from theUniversity of Illinois at Chicagoand hisJ.D.degree in 1971 fromNorthwestern Law School.After graduating, he joined the Cook County Public Defender's Office, where he was a member of the Special Homicide Task Force.[6]Before joining the faculty atChicago-Kent College of Law,he taught trial advocacy atNorthwestern Law School,taught an intensive attorney training program at the Illinois Defender's Project,[7]and was a faculty member of theNational Institute for Trial Advocacy.[1]

Professor Kling regularly appears as a professor-reporter for the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. He also has co-directed and taught a course in professional responsibility for theChicago Mercantile Exchangeand theChicago Board of Trade.[8]He is a "public member" of the CME's Floor Practice Committee and an arbitrator for theNational Futures Association.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Richard Kling is a prominent authority on Illinois state criminal procedure. He is a co-editor of a three-volume training manual for the Cook County Public Defender[9]and he publishedIllinois Criminal Defense Motionsin 1994, a manual of motions for Illinois criminal defense practitioners.[10]

Evidence

Professor Richard Kling teaches Evidence atChicago-Kent College of Lawand has published many articles about evidence and discovery procedures, to includePre-Trial Motions and Discovery[11]andThe Confrontation Clause and Illinois' Hearsay Exception for Child Sex Abuse Victims.[12]

The Law Offices of Chicago-Kent

Richard Kling practices criminal defense litigation at the Law Offices of Chicago-Kent, one of the nation's largest in-house clinical programs, handling more than 1,000 cases annually.[13]

Notable cases

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John Wayne Gacy

In 1986, Richard Kling was appointed to representJohn Wayne Gacyfor a post conviction petition. Gacy was an Americanserial killerandrapist,also known as the Killer Clown, who was convicted of thesexual assaultand murder of a minimum of 33 teenage boys and young men in a series of killings committed between 1972 and 1978 in Chicago, Illinois.[14]On appeal, Kling argued to theSupreme Court of Illinoisthat John Wayne Gacy had ineffective legal representation, however the Supreme Court denied the petition in 1988.[15][16]

Suzanne Olds Murder Case

In 1995, Kling won an acquittal for Helmut Carsten Hofer in a sensational Chicago area murder case. Hofer was accused of murdering Suzanne Olds, a wealthyWilmettesocialite. Suzanne Olds was murdered in the garage of her Wilmette home while engaged in a bitter divorce with her husband Dean Olds, who was Hofer's mentor and lover. The acquittal was notable for its intense media coverage and unusual defense tactics.[17][18]

Mel Reynolds

Mel Reynoldswas born into a poor family inMississippi,moved to Chicago when he was nine years old, went on to attendYale University,graduated from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,and won aRhodes Scholarshipto attend theUniversity of Oxford.Later on he received a degree fromHarvard University.Reynolds soon ran for and was eventually elected to theUnited States House of Representatives.While a member of Congress representing the south side of Chicago and neighboring suburbs, Reynolds began having sex with an underage campaign worker. Eventually, Reynolds was prosecuted for criminal sexual abuse, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography and convicted in 1995.[19][20]Furthermore, during his campaigns in 1988, 1990, and 1992, Reynolds solicited illegal campaign contributions and violated various federal election laws. Reynolds, also while a member of Congress, initiated a fraudulent real estate transaction and obtained personal loans from banks through fraudulent misrepresentations. Subsequently, a federal grand jury indicted Reynolds for bank fraud and federal election law violations, and for obstruction of justice in connection with these crimes. A jury convicted Reynolds on 15 of the 16 counts in the federal indictment and the district court sentenced him to a 78-month prison term, and five years supervised release. Richard Kling represented Reynolds' in his appeal of federal convictions and sentence, which was affirmed by theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuitin 1999.[21][22]

Herb Whitlock

In 1986, newlyweds Dyke and Karen Rhoades were murdered inParis, Illinois,a small farming community in East Central Illinois. The murder was brutal; the newlyweds were repeatedly stabbed and their house was burned.Herbert Whitlockand Randy Steidl were later arrested and convicted for the murders. Steidl was convicted on both murder counts, and Whitlock was convicted of only killing Rhoades. Steidl was sentenced todeath,and Whitlock was sentenced to alife sentence.Both men appealed their convictions and claimed that they were innocent.

In 2000, theIllinois State Policereopened the case due to new evidence, with Lt. Michale Callahan leading the investigation. Callahan found numerous inconsistencies and evidence of misconduct that ultimately led him to conclude that the wrong men had been convicted of the murders. When he reported back to his superiors, he was told that the case was "too politically sensitive" and to drop the investigation. He later wrote a book, "Too Politically Sensitive," that chronicles his investigation and the eventual exoneration of Steidl and Whitlock.[23]In 2003United States DistrictJudgeMichael P. McCuskey,granted Steidl aWrit of Habeas Corpusand ordered a new trial for Steidl. The State chose not to bring Steidl to trial again and he was subsequently released in May 2004.[24]

Richard Kling and Susana Ortiz, working with theIllinois Innocence Project,filed a postconviction petition on behalf of Herbert Whitlock, challenging the first degree murder conviction of Karen Rhoads. Kling and Ortiz contended that the State suppressed favorable and material evidence to Whitlock, in violation ofBrady v. Maryland,and that Whitlock had ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial. While the circuit court judge, H. Dean Andrews, denied the petition, citingres judicataandforfeiture,Kling and Ortiz appealed and theFourth District Appellate Court of Illinois,in September 2007, reversed the circuit court judge and remanded Herbert Whitlock's murder case for a new trial. The State did not pursue a new trial and Whitlock was released in January 2008.[25][26]

Publications

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Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Illinois Criminal Defense Motions
    Richard S. Kling. Illinois Criminal Defense Motions. (Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1995).
  • Defending Defendants Charged with Drug Offenses
    Richard S. Kling. Defending Defendants Charged with Drug Offenses (3 volume manual for Cook County Public Defender's Office), (1994).
  • Motion Manual for Illinois Criminal Defense Attorneys
    Richard S. Kling. Motion Manual for Illinois Criminal Defense Attorneys, (1994).
  • Training Manual for Cook County Public Defenders
    Richard S. Kling. Training Manual for Cook County Public Defenders (co-editor with J. Carey), (1993).
  • Management of a Criminal Trial
    Richard S. Kling. Management of a Criminal Trial (Illinois Judicial Conference) (with L. Cavise) (1988).
  • People v. Guzman: The Unconstitutionality of Illinois Mandatory Life Imprisonment Statute
    Richard S. Kling. People v. Guzman: The Unconstitutionality of Illinois Mandatory Life Imprisonment Statute 72 Illinois Bar Journal (1984): 248.
  • Brady v. Maryland: Who was Brady, Anyway?
    Richard S. Kling. Brady v. Maryland: Who was Brady, Anyway? Illinois Defenders Digest (1981).
Evidence
  • Pre-Trial Motions and Discovery
    Richard S. Kling. "Pre-Trial Motions and Discovery" Illinois Criminal Procedure 2d. (Ed. R. Ruebner ed., 1994)
  • The Confrontation Clause and Illinois' Hearsay Exception for Child Sex Abuse Victims
    Richard S. Kling. The Confrontation Clause and Illinois' Hearsay Exception for Child Sex Abuse Victims 79 Illinois Bar Journal (1991): 560.
  • Cross-Examination of Breath Alcohol Machine Operators
    Richard S. Kling. Cross-Examination of Breath Alcohol Machine Operators (with G. Sapir) 13 Southern Illinois University Law Journal (1988): 83.
  • Handling Child Witnesses
    Richard S. Kling. Handling Child Witnesses (Illinois Judicial Conference) (with Marc R. Kadish) (1987).
  • Pre-Trial Discovery, Illinois Criminal Procedure
    Richard S. Kling. "Pre-Trial Discovery" Illinois Criminal Procedure. (Butterworth Legal Publications, 1987).
  • Pre-Trial Procedures and Practice, Illinois Criminal Procedure
    Richard S. Kling. "Pre-Trial Procedures and Practice" Illinois Criminal Procedure. (Ed. R. Ruebner ed., 1987).
  • Expert Witness Testimony
    Richard S. Kling. Expert Witness Testimony (Illinois Judicial Conference) (1986).
  • Illinois Law on Hearsay
    Richard S. Kling. Illinois Law on Hearsay (Illinois Judicial Conference) (with Marc R. Kadish) (1986).
Practice and Procedure
  • Conduct Of A Jury Trial
    Richard S. Kling. Conduct Of A Jury Trial 3rd ed. (Illinois Judicial Conference) (with Marc R. Kadish) (1991).

References

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  1. ^ab"Professor Richard S. Kling | IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law".kentlaw.iit.edu.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  2. ^"U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald calls the multiple convictions against Blagojevich vindication for the people of Illinois – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com. 27 June 2011.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  3. ^"Expert: Unlikely Blagojevich Would Give Closing Argument « CBS Chicago".chicago.cbslocal.com. 22 April 2011.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  4. ^"Drew Peterson appeal chances slim: attorneys – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  5. ^"Drew Peterson Back In Court Tuesday To Ask For New Trial « CBS Chicago".chicago.cbslocal.com. 18 February 2013.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  6. ^http://www.elangdell.com/users/rklingkentlawedu[dead link]
  7. ^"Illinois Defender Project. Illinois Defender Project records, 1964–1976 | Chicago Collections Consortium".chicagocollectionsconsortium.org.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  8. ^"Merc Traders Take Break From Pits to Learn About Ethics: Commodities: All 2,500 members of the futures exchange in Chicago are required to take the course because of last year's fraud scandal. – Los Angeles Times".Los Angeles Times.May 1990.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  9. ^Kling, Richard S. (1993).""Training Manual for Cook County Public Defenders (co-editor with J. Ca" by Richard S. Kling ".works.bepress.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  10. ^Kling, R.S. (2014).Illinois Criminal Defense Motions.LexisNexis.ISBN9780327168386.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  11. ^Kling, Richard S. (1994).""Pre-Trial Motions and Discovery" by Richard S. Kling ".works.bepress.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  12. ^Kling, Richard S. (1991).""The Confrontation Clause and Illinois' Hearsay Exception for Child Sex" by Richard S. Kling ".Illinois Bar Journal.79.works.bepress.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  13. ^"Learning by Doing: Legal Clinics | IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law".kentlaw.iit.edu.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  14. ^"Mass Killer Gacy Denied New Trial – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  15. ^"PEOPLE v. GACY | Leagle.com".leagle.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  16. ^People v. Gacy, 530 N.E.2d 1340, 125 Ill. 2d 117, 125 Ill. Dec. 770 (1988).
  17. ^"A Chronology Of The Suzanne Olds Murder Case – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  18. ^"Hofer Acquittal Grew From Unusual Tactics – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  19. ^"O'malley Took Risk, Came Out On Top – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  20. ^"Reynolds Taking His Case To Live National Television – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  21. ^US v. Reynolds, 189 F.3d 521 (7th Cir. 1999).
  22. ^"Two-faced Justice Means No Justice At All For Some – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  23. ^Callahan, Michale, and Jake Aurelian. Too Politically Sensitive. Savoy, Il: Land of Lincoln, 2009. Print.
  24. ^"The Herb Whitlock Case – Innocence Project – University of Illinois Springfield – UIS".Uis.edu. 1986-07-06.Retrieved2014-02-28.
  25. ^"Herb Whitlock freed after 21 years behind bars – Chicago Tribune".articles.chicagotribune.com.Retrieved2015-02-11.
  26. ^People v. Whitlock, 944 N.E.2d 933, 374 Ill. App. 3d 1144, 348 Ill. Dec. 692 (App. Ct. 2007).
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