Legal Opinion
People v. Shorter
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 19, 1978No. 76-1628PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Willie Shorter, was charged by indictment with murder, arson to a building, arson to personal property, and attempt (armed robbery). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1 (a — 2), (a — 3), 20 — 1, 8 — 4.) A jury found the defendant guilty of all four charges, and judgments were entered on the verdicts. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 75-90 years, 5-15 years, and 5-15 years. The defendant appeals from those convictions, contending (1) that evidence of a subsequent offense was inadmissible and failure to…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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