Legal Opinion

People v. Edwards

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 20, 1999No. 4-98-0839Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

20 December 1999

NO. 4-98-0839

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

DEREK L. EDWARDS,

Defendant-Appellant.))))))))

Appeal from

Circuit Court of

Macon County

No. 98CF697

Honorable

James A. Hendrian,

Judge Presiding.

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2Opinion of the Court · McCULLOUGHJustice McCULLOUGH

Following a trial in the circuit court of Macon County, the jury found defendant Derek L. Edwards guilty of home invasion. 720 ILCS 5/12-11(a)(2) (West 1996). The trial court sentenced him to six years' imprisonment. The issues on appeal are whether (1) the…

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3Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  5. People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984

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