Legal Opinion
People v. Nutall
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 28, 2000No. 1 — 98 — 0883PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBRIDE
On November 21, 1997, defendant was found guilty by a jury of the murder of Gus Patterson under an accountability theory before the Honorable Loretta Hall Morgan. 720 ILCS 5/5 — 2(c), 9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1996). Prior to defendant’s sentencing, Judge Morgan passed away and, as a result, the Honorable Mary Ellen Coghlan presided over defendant’s sentencing hearing. Judge Coghlan sentenced defendant to 30 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in Patterson’s murder.
On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court: (1) deprived him of his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses by limiting his…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by27 opinions
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