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People v. Cunningham

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 28, 1984No. 82—2914, 83—0915, 83—0944 consPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sullivan

Following a joint jury trial, defendants, Bennie Cunningham, Mi-lam Martin, and Kevin Wallace, were convicted of murder, attempted murder and attempted armed robbery. After a finding by the trial court that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty, Wallace and Cunningham were sentenced to extended terms of 70 years for murder as well as terms of 30 years for attempted murder and 15 years for attempted robbery, to be served concurrently; Martin was sentenced to concurrent extended terms of 70 years for murder and 35 years for attempted…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Hill v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. People v. CaffeyIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. BarrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  3. People v. KokoraleisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  4. People v. NallyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  5. People v. TrotterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988

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