Legal Opinion
People v. Braggs Modified on Denial of Rehearing - replaces opinion filed 12/18/03
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 15, 2004No. 95350 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
Docket No. 95350–Agenda 16–September 2003.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. MARY BRAGGS, Appellee.
Opinion filed December 18, 2003.–Modified on Denial of Rehearing April 15, 2004.
2Opinion of the Court · RarickJustice Rarick
Defendant, Mary Braggs, was charged in the circuit court of Cook County with two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of Connie Hall and Donald Rudolph. After refusing to conduct a hearing on defendant’s pending motion to suppress statements, the circuit court determined that defendant was unfit to stand trial due to the severity of her mental retardation. The court thereafter conducted a…
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