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People v. Watkins

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 6, 1974No. 58586PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant-appellant was indicted for murder and after a trial by jury was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. In this appeal the defendant maintains that the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; that he was improperly limited to ten peremptory challenges in a murder trial; and that the sentence imposed was excessive in light of his background and under the Unified Code of Corrections. While we agree with the defendant that the minimum term of his sentence must be reduced in accordance with the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. The People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  4. The People v. WesleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  5. The People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. BarbourSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. State v. LeonardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  3. State v. GolinoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  4. People v. GreenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  5. People v. TurnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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