Legal Opinion
People v. Hopkins
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 2009No. 106683PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karmeier
Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, and Garman concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Burke took no part in the decision.
OPINION
After a consolidated jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Ralph Hopkins was convicted of one count of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 2000)) and one count of attempted armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4, 18 — 2 (West 2000)), based, in part, on the inculpatory statements he made to police following his arrest. The court sentenced defendant to concurrent terms of 12 years’ imprisonment. On direct appeal, the…
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