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People v. Adkins

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 21, 2010No. 107309PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman

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

Justice Kilbride took no part in the decision.

OPINION

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Rodney Adkins was found guilty of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a) (West 2002)), home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(2) (West 2002)), and residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 3(a) (West 2002)). He waived a jury trial for the sentencing phase. In a subsequent bench trial, he was sentenced to death. He filed a motion for a new trial, which was denied by…

2Cases cited44 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. In re M.I.Illinois Supreme Court · 2013
  2. People v. PikesIllinois Supreme Court · 2013
  3. People v. PikesIllinois Supreme Court · 2013
  4. In re Commitment of DodgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  5. McQueen v. GreenIllinois Supreme Court · 2022

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