Legal Opinion
People v. Davis
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 2008No. 105092PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Carman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
Defendant, Jermaine Davis, was charged with aggravated battery, armed robbery and first degree murder. The first degree murder charge was brought under three different theories — intentional murder, knowing murder (also called strong probability murder), and felony murder. See 720 ILCS 5/9—1(a)(1), (a)(3) (West 2004). A jury in the circuit court of Cook County returned a general verdict of guilty against defendant on the first degree murder charge, as well as a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Snyder v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
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