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People v. Jackson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 4, 1987No. 85-0421PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Herschel Jackson (Jackson) was indicted for murdering his mother, stepfather, and his six-year-old stepbrother. In December of 1982 he was found mentally unfit to stand trial, but on April 10, 1984, following a bench trial, Jackson was found guilty but mentally ill. Subsequently, he was found unfit for sentencing until January 21, 1985, when he was sentenced to natural life in prison.

Jackson’s indictment was returned on July 2, 1982, and on July 28, 1982, his attorney, assistant public defender Dennis Tobin (Tobin),…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. People v. FriedmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. The People v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  3. People v. TeagueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. People v. ClarkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  5. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  2. People v. BakerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. People v. KandoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  4. People v. DanielsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  5. In re J.M.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2014

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