Legal Opinion

People v. Sanders

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 21, 2009No. 2-07-1088PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hudson

Defendant, Jeffrey D. Sanders, appeals his conviction of and sentence for unlawful restraint (720 ILCS 5/10 — 3(a) (West 2004)). He contends that Illinois Pattern Jury Instructions, Criminal, No. 8.07 (4th ed. 2000) (IPI Criminal 4th) misstated the law, depriving him of due process and his right to a presumption of innocence. He also argues that he is entitled to full monetary credit against a $670 judgment for 139 days that he spent in custody. The State concedes that defendant is entitled to the credit. We determine that the jury was properly instructed and affirm defendant’s conviction.…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  3. People v. PiatkowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  4. People v. WoodardIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  5. People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2006

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. SandersAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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