Legal Opinion
People v. Hall
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 1993No. 71751PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Defendant, Anthony Hall, petitioned the circuit court of McLean County for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.). The trial judge denied the petition, and defendant appeals to this court (134 Ill. 2d R. 651(a)). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
We described the circumstances of the crime in the direct appeal and will not repeat them here. Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death. This court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal, and the United States…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Mayberry v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. FloresIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by72 opinions
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