Legal Opinion

People v. Abrams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 29, 1994No. 1-92-2804PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scariano

On January 3, 1990, Jennifer Williams was standing in the entryway of her aunt’s apartment building, watching as her brother, Leroy Williams, loaded his car with boxes when she noticed a group of approximately seven males huddled together at the nearby corner of Grenshaw Street and Central Park Avenue in the City of Chicago. She recognized one of the individuals on the corner to be defendant, whom she knew by his nickname, "Dusty.”

As her brother was placing the boxes in the car, defendant, who was wearing a "Christmas green” jogging suit, fired two shots in Leroy’s direction from a position…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  5. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Abrams v. BarnettCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  2. People v. LeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  3. People v. LeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  4. People v. McDonaldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  5. Sylvester Abrams v. Paul Barnett, Warden, Danville Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996

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