Legal Opinion
People v. Gardner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 28, 1996No. 1-95-1540PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
In October of 1993, the gangs at Calumet High School in Chicago were the Vice Lords and the Blackstones. Those gangs were "brothers” and got along.
The area of 79th and Carpenter, a few blocks from the high school, was the territory of the Gangster Disciples and the Black Disciples. The two "Disciples” gangs were "folks” and got along with each other.
However, the Vice Lords and the Blackstones hated the Gangster Disciples and the Black Disciples. The area between 79th Street and Calumet High was neutral territory.
Somehow, on October 28, 1993, these gang affiliations and rivalries led to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- People v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
- People v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. MorganIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. TerryIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. KesslerIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Clarence Gardner v. Paul Barnett, Warden, Danville Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- People v. JimenezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- People v. J.J.C.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- People v. StrainAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
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