Legal Opinion
People v. Beaman
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided May 22, 2008No. 104096PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
The petitioner, Alan Beaman, appeals the dismissal of his postconviction petition. His petition stems from a first degree murder conviction (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West 1992)), and sentence of 50 years. The appellate court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. No. 4 — 95—0396 (1996) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). Petitioner then filed his postconviction petition alleging several violations of his constitutional rights. The circuit court of McLean…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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