Legal Opinion
People v. Nelson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 2000No. 88186PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Heiple
On April 23, 1997, defendant Tracy Nelson was tried before a jury in the circuit court of Vermilion County on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(a)(2), (a)(4) (West 1996)) and two counts of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)). Following a mistrial entered on motion of defendant, he was again tried on January 20, 1998, and was found guilty on all four counts. For the reasons that follow, we reverse defendant’s convictions.
On October 12, 1996, a man entered the victim’s home without authority, beat her and forced her to perform oral sex…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. KiddIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. PenningtonSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
- People v. LucasIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. PlacekIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- State v. NguyenSupreme Court of Kansas · 2007
- People v. PeeteAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- People v. CamposAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
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