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People v. Golden

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 16, 1993No. 1-92-0456PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McNULTY

Defendant Melvin Golden was charged with first-degree murder. Codefendant Vincent Williams was also charged with first-degree murder on an accountability theory. After a joint bench trial, Golden was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 12 years in the penitentiary. Williams was acquitted on a motion for directed finding. Golden has timely appealed his conviction and sentence pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 603 (134 Ill. 2d R. 603).

The three following issues are presented for review: (1) whether the court properly found defendant guilty of second-degree murder upon finding that…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  2. People v. RomeroAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  3. People v. Izquierdo-FloresAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  4. People v. CastellanoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  5. People v. Izquierdo-FloresAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006

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