Legal Opinion
People v. Christopher K.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 7, 2004No. 1-02-0230PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reid
Following the granting of a motion to have this minor defendant’s case designated as an extended jurisdiction juvenile (EJJ) proceeding (705 ILCS 405/5 — 810 (West 1998)), Christopher K. (C.K.) was adjudicated by a jury to be delinquent by virtue of having committed first-degree murder. C.K. is appealing both the conviction and the sentence. For the reasons that follow, we affirm C.K.’s conviction and sentence as modified.
BACKGROUND
On January 31, 1999, C.K. was arrested and taken into custody for the homicide of Willie Lomax, a 16 year old. Lomax was shot and killed on January 23, 1999. The…
2Cases cited71 opinions
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. Christopher K.Illinois Supreme Court · 2005
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