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People v. Harris

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 3, 1998No. 1-96-2020PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE McNULTY

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial, defendant Courtney Harris was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment. Defendant claims on appeal that: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of first degree murder under an accountability theory; (2) the trial court should have quashed his arrest since he was arrested without probable cause; (3) his statement to police should have been suppressed since it was the result of an illegal arrest; (4) he was denied a fair trial when the trial court failed to inform…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. PrimIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. People v. McDonaldIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  4. People v. NitzIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  5. People v. ChildsIllinois Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. MullenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  2. People v. CrockettAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  3. People v. PhillipsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  4. People v. McCoyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. McCombAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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