Legal Opinion
People v. Smith
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 16, 2003No. 1-01-2558PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GORDON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, defendant, Joseph Smith, was found guilty of first degree murder and attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 55 and 14 years. Defendant’s conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal (People v. Smith, No. 1 — 95—2553 (1997) (unpublished order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23)), and he subsequently filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, which was summarily dismissed. Defendant then filed a successive pro se postconviction petition, which was also summarily…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Sawyer v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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