Legal Opinion

People v. Kidd

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 20, 2002No. 1-00-1492PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HALL

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Nathan Kidd, was indicted and charged with three counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) (West 1996)) and one count of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 1996)) in connection with the death of Isaiah Blaxton. The first degree murder counts specified that the victim was beaten with a bludgeon which resulted in his death.

The defendant waived a jury trial and entered a plea of guilty to the three murder counts and the armed robbery count. At the time the defendant entered his plea, the trial…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  3. People v. WagenerIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  5. People v. BeachemAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. McGeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  3. People v. PayneAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  4. People v. McGeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  5. People v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 2002

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