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People v. Banks

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 4, 1985No. 2-84-0392, 2-84-0420 consPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Unverzagt

The defendants, Vinson (Rollo) Banks and Dexter (Lydell) Richardson, were charged by information in Winnebago County with two counts of murder in the August 4, 1983, death of Freddy Peterson. A third defendant also charged with the murder, Reginald (Scooter) Howard, was tried and convicted separately. The defendants here were jointly tried and convicted by a jury, and were separately sentenced to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Their appeals were consolidated by this court.

The State’s theory was that these defendants held Freddy Peterson’s arms while Scooter Howard…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Johnson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Woodby v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  5. People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. McNealAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  2. People v. LeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. People v. WattsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  4. People v. ChitwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. People v. HoustonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989

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