Legal Opinion

People v. Thompkins

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1988No. 56977PublishedCited by 207 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark

In an indictment returned in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Willie Thompkins, Ronnie Moore, and Pamela Thompkins were charged with six counts of murder and felony murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3)) in connection with the deaths of Gerald Holton and Arthur Sheppard, two counts of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2), two counts of concealment of homicidal death (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9 — 3.1), four counts of aggravated kidnapping (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, pars. 10— 2(a)(3), (a)(5)), six counts of armed…

2Cases cited80 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by207 opinions

  1. People v. KlinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. HudsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  3. People v. NovakIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  4. People v. BeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  5. People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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