Legal Opinion

People v. Dorsey

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided July 29, 2021No. 123010PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2021 IL 123010

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 123010) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. DERRELL DORSEY, Appellant. Opinion filed July 29, 2021. JUSTICE MICHAEL J. BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Garman, Theis, Overstreet, and Carter concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Neville dissented, with opinion. OPINION ¶1 The central issue in this case is whether good-conduct credit is relevant to the determination of what constitutes a de facto life sentence for a juvenile offender for…

2Cases cited59 opinions

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  4. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by46 opinions

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