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People v. Davis

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 21, 2009No. 105092PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Jermaine Davis, was charged with aggravated battery, armed robbery and first degree murder. The first degree murder charge was brought under three different theories — intentional murder, knowing murder (also called strong probability murder), and felony murder. See 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a) (West 2004). The intentional and strong probability murder counts each alleged that defendant and his two codefendants — Maurice Thomas and Edward Durant — beat and killed…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. People v. WhiteIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
  2. People v. MagallanesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  3. People v. ChambersIllinois Supreme Court · 2016
  4. People v. MagallanesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  5. People v. AllenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010

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