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People v. Bannister

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 2009No. 105887PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fitzgerald

Justices Thomas, Garman and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Freeman dissented, with opinion, joined by Justices Kilbride and Burke.

OPINION

Defendant James Bannister was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to natural life imprisonment for his role in a gang-related shooting. His convictions and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. People v. Young, 263 Ill. App. 3d 627 (1994). The defendant then filed a postconviction petition, alleging actual innocence because the key witness for the State had recanted his trial testimony. The trial court…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. People v. JenkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 2000
  4. People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  5. People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1996

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Michael Meyers v. David GomezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
  3. People v. StevensonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  4. People v. HubbardAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  5. People v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014

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