Legal Opinion
People v. Kizer
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 26, 2000No. 1-99-0733PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cohen
BACKGROUND
In 1995, a jury convicted the defendant of one count of first degree murder, three counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery. The trial court sentenced the defendant to consecutive terms of 50 years for first degree murder and terms of 25, 15 and 10 years for the attempted murder counts. We affirmed the convictions on direct appeal. People v. Kizer, No. 1—95—3562 (1997) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23).
The defendant then challenged his convictions under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122—1 et seq. (West 1998)). The court reviewed the…
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