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People v. Nelson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 2009No. 105340PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman

Chief Justice Fitzgerald and Justices Freeman, Thomas, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Kilbride dissented, with opinion.

OPINION

Following a jury trial in October 2006, in the circuit court of Will County, defendant, Brian Nelson, was convicted of 16 counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) (West 2002)), four counts of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(1) (West 2002)), and four counts of aggravated arson (720 ILCS 5/20— 1.1(a)(1) (West 2002)). The jury found death to be the appropriate sentence on the murder convictions and the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Hicks v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. People v. PrimIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  5. People v. HudsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by34 opinions

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  3. People v. BanksAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  4. People v. PolkAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  5. People v. Porter-BoensAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013

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