Legal Opinion
People v. Lee
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 16, 2003No. 1-99-2325PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
The defendant admits he was present in his apartment when Nannette Krenzel (Krenzel) was stabbed to death. He also admits he helped remove the dead body and then dump it just over the border, in Wisconsin. At trial and on appeal the defendant, through his lawyer, contends his wife, acting alone, committed the murder. The jury did not buy it. Neither do we.
BACKGROUND
A jury convicted defendant Michael Lee of first degree murder for the stabbing death of Krenzel. The trial court found the crime exceptionally brutal and heinous and sentenced defendant to an extended term of 70 years in prison.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. ReidIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. CrespoIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
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3Cited by11 opinions
- People v. HerronIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
- People v. AndersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- People v. CurtisAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
- People v. NorwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- People v. CampbellAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
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