Legal Opinion
People v. Wells
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 30, 2023No. 127169PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
2023 IL 127169
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 127169) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ANGELA J. WELLS, Appellee. Opinion filed November 30, 2023. JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Overstreet, Holder White, and Rochford concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Neville dissented, with opinion. Justice O’Brien took no part in the decision. OPINION ¶1 The petitioner, Angela Wells, pled guilty in 2001 to one count of first degree murder and was sentenced to 40 years in prison.…
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