Legal Opinion
People v. MacIas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 16, 2007No. 1-04-3743PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE O’BRIEN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Juan Macias, appeals his conviction for first degree murder and his aggregate sentence of 42 years’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred during voir dire by failing to sua sponte question the jurors to determine whether they were biased against street gangs; (2) the trial court erred by denying defendant’s motion to suppress; (3) the prosecutor made improper remarks during closing arguments; (4) the trial court erred by adding 15 years to defendant’s sentence pursuant to section 5 —…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- County of Riverside v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. BennettAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
- People v. RodriguezIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
- People v. TolentinoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- People v. CampbellAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
- People v. RodriguezIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
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