Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 2006No. 98609PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Karmeier
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, McMorrow, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, and Garman concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
The defendant, Michael Rivera, was charged in the circuit court of Cook County with two counts of first degree murder. Following a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty and was subsequently sentenced to 85 years’ incarceration in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant appealed, arguing that (1) the trial court erred when it sua sponte raised a reverse-Batson (see Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79, 90 L. Ed. 2d 69, 106 S. Ct. 1712 (1986)) challenge to…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Hernandez v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Rivera v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- People v. GlasperIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
- People v. PatrickIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
- People v. RiveraIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
- State of Iowa v. Jerin Douglas MootzSupreme Court of Iowa · 2012
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