Legal Opinion

People v. Wilson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 13, 1981No. 79-2078PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Perlin

Defendant, Kathleen Wilson, was indicted for the murder of her four-month-old son, Reginald Wilson. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1.) Following a jury trial defendant was found guilty as charged and was sentenced to serve 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. From that judgment defendant now appeals, presenting the following issues for review: (1) whether the trial court properly admitted into evidence a court reporter statement which defendant did not sign; (2) whether certain remarks of the prosecutors during closing argument constituted reversible error; and (3)…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. The People v. WeinsteinIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  3. People v. ViserIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  4. The People v. IrwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  5. People Ex Rel. Walker v. PateIllinois Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. AguilarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  2. People v. PurrazzoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. TrassAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  4. People v. PalmerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. People v. FullerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983

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