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People v. Wilson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 6, 1986No. 3-85-0590PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple

Melvin Wilson and Clifford Horne were charged by indictment with the murders of Ralph Dixon and Crystal Knight. Codefendant Horne entered a negotiated plea wherein he received concurrent 25-year sentences of imprisonment for murder and rape in exchange for his testimony against the defendant, Wilson. Following a jury trial, Wilson was found guilty of both murders. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

At Wilson’s trial, codefendant Horne testified that on the evening of August 19, 1983, he and the defendant, Wilson, formulated a plan to rob a drug trafficker by the name of James Reynolds.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. People v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. People v. DukettIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. PeterIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  5. People v. NittiIllinois Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. EnochAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  3. People v. MakielAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  4. People v. SaracenoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  5. People v. AlexanderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989

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