Legal Opinion
People v. James
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 5, 2004No. 1-02-2642 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
THIRD DIVISION
May 5, 2004
No. 1-02-2642
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
PIERRE JAMES
Defendant-Appellant.))))))))))
Appeal from the
Circuit Court of
Cook County
No. 99 CR 25318
Honorable
James M. Schreier,
Judge Presiding.
2Opinion of the Court · KarnezisJustice Karnezis
Defendant Pierre James was tried in a joint jury trial with codefendant Willie Bishop and was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment. (footnote: 1) On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his request for a continuance to secure two alibi witnesses as well as an additional witness who would testify as…
3Cases cited28 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
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