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People v. Sanders

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 29, 1981No. 80-1810, 80-1813 consPublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

At the close of a joint trial, a jury found defendants Charles Sanders and Benjamin Hunter guilty of murder, armed robbery and home invasion of Killis Dickerson (victim), an 81-year-old resident of the Stateway Gardens Housing Project (Stateway Gardens). Sanders was sentenced to the penitentiary for concurrent terms of 30 years for murder, 25 years for armed robbery and 25 years for home invasion. Hunter was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of 24 years for murder, 20 years for armed robbery and 20 years for home invasion. Their…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  5. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. MitchellIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. HolveckIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  3. People v. HollowayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  4. People v. ColeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  5. People v. BlieyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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