Legal Opinion

People v. Reed

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 25, 1996No. 1-95-2108PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice DiVITO

Following a bench trial, defendant Derrick Reed was convicted of reckless homicide and aggravated driving while under the influence of alcohol. He was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for the reckless homicide offense, with a concurrent four-year term for the other offense. His sole contention on appeal is that his seven-year sentence for reckless homicide was excessive. For the reasons that follow, we hold that defendant waived any sentence-related issues and we therefore affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

A full recitation of the facts is unnecessary. We point out that…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. WilkIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. People v. ReedIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  2. People v. WhitneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  3. Orzel v. SzewczykAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  4. People v. TyeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  5. People v. KylesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998

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