Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 13, 1985No. 83-1680, 83-1865 consPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following simultaneous trials, defendants Robinson and Thomas were convicted by the court and a jury, respectively, of murder and attempted armed robbery and each was sentenced to an extended term of 60 years for murder and a term of 15 years for attempted armed robbery to be served concurrently with the murder sentence. On appeal, Thomas contends that: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress a statement made while in police custody; (2) the exclusion of jurors opposed to the death penalty after the denial of his…
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