Legal Opinion
People v. DiVencenzo
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1998No. 82942Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 82942–Agenda 5–March 1998.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. VINCENT DiVINCENZO, Appellant.
Opinion filed June 18, 1998.
2Opinion of the Court · NickelsJustice Nickels
After a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, defendant was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9–1(a)(2) (West 1994)) and sentenced to 26 years' imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed (No. 2–95–1454 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23)). We allowed defendant's petition for leave to appeal (166 Ill. 2d R. 315).
BACKGROUND
The case was presented to the grand jury on June 16, 1993. The State presented evidence showing…
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3Cases cited36 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
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