Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 17, 1983No. 82-61PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn

Defendant Thomas Jones, was charged by information with four counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (2), (3)), one count of burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 19 — 1), and one count of robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 18 — 1). Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant was convicted on all six counts and sentenced to an extended 60-year term for murder and concurrent seven-year terms for the burglary and robbery.

Defendant appeals, presenting eight claims of error. First, he argues that his motion to quash arrest…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Cooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. People v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. People v. TierneyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2005
  2. State v. SolbergWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  3. People v. MorrisonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  4. People v. CarrollAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  5. People v. EscobarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988

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