Legal Opinion

People v. Keys

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 18, 2025No. 130110PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

2025 IL 130110

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 130110) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. OCHEIL D. KEYS, Appellant. Opinion filed September 18, 2025. JUSTICE HOLDER WHITE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Overstreet, Cunningham, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Following a July 2021 trial, a jury found defendant, Ocheil D. Keys, guilty of first degree murder where, during the commission of the offense of first degree murder, he personally discharged a…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  5. People v. KrankelIllinois Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by1 opinion

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