Legal Opinion
People v. Rush
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 11, 2001No. 5 — 99—0092PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch
On November 9, 1995, a Marion County jury found Robert Rush (defendant) guilty of first-degree murder. On January 5, 1996, at defendant’s sentencing hearing, the trial judge found the murder “exceptionally brutal and heinous *** indicative of wanton cruelty” and sentenced defendant to an extended-term sentence of 75 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. On direct appeal, we affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence. People v. Rush, No. 5 — 96—0080 (1998) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23 (166 Ill. 2d R. 23)).
On November 9, 1998, defendant filed a pro se…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Solem v. StumesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. ReddickIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by31 opinions
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