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People v. Spencer

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 1, 1999No. 4-98-0122PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook

In October 1997, defendant Fred Spencer was found guilty by a jury of reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI), and aggravated driving with a blood-alcohol concentration of .10 or more. 720 ILCS 5/9—3(a) (West 1996); 625 ILCS 5/11—501(d)(1)(C) (West Supp. 1995), 11—501.2 (West 1996). The convictions arise from an automobile accident on December 17, 1995, when defendant drove his pickup truck into the rear of a semi tractor-trailer killing his passenger, Jo Ann Abernathy. On December 5, 1997, the trial court entered judgment on the reckless homicide count (the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  3. People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  4. People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  5. People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. PearsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  2. People v. MerrickAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  3. People v. PeshakAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  4. People v. LucasAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  5. People v. SnyderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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