Legal Opinion
People v. Patterson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided August 10, 2000No. 82711PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rathje
Defendant, Aaron Patterson, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his post-conviction petition. Because defendant was sentenced to death for the underlying murder conviction, he appeals directly to this court. See 134 Ill. 2d R. 651(a).
BACKGROUND
Procedural Background
A jury in the circuit court of Cook County convicted defendant of the murders of Vincent and Rafaela Sanchez. Subsequently, the jury found that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude a sentence of death, and the trial court sentenced defendant to death. Defendant appealed, and we affirmed defendant’s…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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