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People v. Negrete

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 3, 1994No. 1-92-0046PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL

delivered the opinion of the court:

The State charged defendant Silvia Negrete with attempted murder, aggravated battery, heinous battery, and cruelty to children for the scalding of her 17-month-old son. After a bench trial, she was convicted of heinous battery and sentenced to 45 years in prison. We affirm the conviction, but remand for a new sentencing hearing.

On May 16, 1990, defendant called an ambulance to her home, claiming that her son Luis was accidentally burned by hot water while receiving a bath in the kitchen sink. Although defendant told doctors Luis had…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. People v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. BolyardIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  5. People v. WittenmyerIllinois Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. KinsloeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  2. People v. CooperAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  3. People v. CooperAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  4. People v. KinsloeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  5. State v. Danielle Nicole SchreinerIdaho Court of Appeals · 2017

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