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People v. Juarez

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 28, 1996No. 1 — 94 — 3802PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tully

Defendant was charged with an aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.2(a)(2) (West 1994)). After a bench trial, defendant was convicted and sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment. It is from this judgment of conviction that defendant now appeals to this court pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 603 (134 Ill. 2d R. 603).

For the reasons which follow, we affirm the judgment of the circuit court as modified.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The following pertinent facts were adduced at trial. On April 15, 1994, around 3 a.m., six people were riding in a car down West 17th Street in Chicago, Illinois. Lynn…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. United States v. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
  2. People v. GoveaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  3. People v. BurnetteAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  4. People v. LeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  5. People v. DevineAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998

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