Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing - replaces opinion originally filed 11/01/02
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 16, 2004No. 1-01-2747 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
people v angelo rivera, 012747
1-01-2747
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court
Plaintiff-Appellee, ) of Cook County.)) No. 85 C 2138)
ANGELO RIVERA, ) Honorable) Kenneth J. Wadas,
Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.
MODIFIED UPON DENIAL OF REHEARING
2Opinion of the Court · ReidJustice Reid
Following the entry of a final judgment and dismissal of a postconviction petition, Angelo Rivera (Rivera) filed the present appeal challenging the propriety of the summary dismissal of his petition for postconviction relief. Rivera has been tried and convicted twice for murdering Zelia Simmons. A detailed statement of…
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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