Legal Opinion
People v. Klepper
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 2009No. 105719PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fitzgerald
Justices Freeman, Thomas, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
This matter arises out of a conversation that defendant, Walter Klepper, had with a police officer. According to the police officer, defendant falsely told the officer that defendant’s neighbor had tried to run him over with a truck. The State charged defendant with felony disorderly conduct (720 ILCS 5/26 — 1(a)(4) (West 2006)). After a bench trial, the circuit court of Kendall County found defendant guilty. The trial court declined to impose a felony sentence after finding a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by30 opinions
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