Legal Opinion
People v. Houston
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 2007No. 102225PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Karmeier dissented, with opinion.
OPINION
After a jury trial in the circuit court of Peoria County, defendant Aaron Jamar Houston was convicted of the offense of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2(a) (West 2000)). The circuit court imposed a sentence of 20 years’ imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed his conviction and sentence in all respects. 363 Ill. App. 3d 567. We granted leave to appeal. 210 Ill. 2d R. 315. For the reasons set forth below, we remand the cause to the…
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