Legal Opinion

People v. Evans

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 8, 2009No. 4-08-0334PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Knecht

In October 2007, defendant, Joshua G. Evans, as part of a fully negotiated plea agreement, pleaded guilty to aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer 625 ILCS 5/11 — 204.1(a)(1) (West 2006)). The trial court sentenced defendant to 41/2 years’ imprisonment, with credit for 51 days time served. In November 2007, defendant filed a motion for correction of time credit, which the trial court denied.

Defendant appeals, arguing (1) he is entitled to an additional 178 days’ sentence credit and the corresponding $5-per-day mandatory credit for time served and (2) the trial court erred…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. People v. HarveyIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  3. People v. BeachemIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  4. The People v. HeardIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
  5. People v. ThomasAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. McDermottAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  2. People v. FordAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
  3. People v. McDermottAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  4. In Re RakimAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. MaloneAppellate Court of Illinois · 2023

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