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People v. Askew

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 25, 1995No. 1-93-0030PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Christopher Askew was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1 (now 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West Supp. 1993))) and two counts of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2 (now 720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 1992))) and was sentenced to natural life and 60 years, respectively, to be served concurrently. He now appeals.

The following evidence was adduced at trial: Irma Gutierrez (Irma) testified that after midnight on September 9, 1990, she pulled her car to the side of the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  3. People v. HendersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  4. People v. JordanIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  5. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  2. People v. McClearyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  3. People v. HillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  4. Illinois v. KeeneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  5. People v. KylesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998

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