Legal Opinion
People v. Church
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 4, 1981No. 16751PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Webber
The defendant, Michael Church, was charged in a 41-count indictment with the murder of Randall May. The cause was tried before a jury simultaneously with the trial of his codefendant, Billy Joe Coffelt, for which a second jury was present in the same courtoom. Church’s jury returned verdicts of guilty on all counts, but judgment was entered only on count I, murder (111. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)), and count XXXIV, armed violence (111. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2).
The defendant was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment for murder and 40 years’ imprisonment for armed…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brewer v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by21 opinions
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