Legal Opinion

People v. Hudson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided July 5, 2006No. 100033PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitzgerald

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Garman and Karmeier concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Freeman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Kilbride.

Justice McMorrow dissented, with opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Lavelle Hudson, and a cofelon robbed a barbershop. Unbeknownst to the cofelons, a plainclothes off-duty policeman was inside receiving a haircut. In resisting the robbery, the policeman shot and killed the cofelon. Defendant was charged with, inter alia, first degree murder, under a felony-murder theory. 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(3) (West 2002). The parties tendered…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. First Springfield Bank & Trust v. GalmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
  2. People v. TerryIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. People v. PollockIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  4. People v. RameyIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. LoweryIllinois Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  5. People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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