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People v. Young

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 29, 2001No. 1-99-0450PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reid

Following a jury trial, Willie Young appeals his conviction of first degree murder resulting from the shooting of Jeffrey Sturghill. Young surrendered himself to police after a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Charged with violations of sections 9—1(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9—1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)), Young was convicted and sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand this matter for a new trial.

BACKGROUND

On July 4, 1997, Young and his cousins Russell Warner and Jeannette Junious, who was visiting from…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. KeeneIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  3. People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  4. People v. BlueIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1999

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  2. People v. TorresAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  3. People v. LeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  4. People v. McGeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  5. People v. LeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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