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People v. Childs

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 4, 2011No. 4-09-0822PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann

Presiding Justice Knecht and Justice McCullough concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

In May 2009, the trial court found defendant, Frederick T. Childs, guilty of attempt (aggravated criminal sexual assault) (720 ILCS 5/8—4(a), 12—14(a)(2) (West 2008)) and later sentenced him to 12 years in prison.

Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the State’s charging instrument was defective; (2) the trial court erred by finding that the State was required only to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to commit the offense of criminal sexual assault to convict him of attempt (aggravated…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. EvansIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. MaggetteIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  3. People v. LongAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. AlghadiAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  2. People v. ALGHADIAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  3. United States v. Terrance BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
  4. People v. WrightAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013

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