Legal Opinion
People v. Banks
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 27, 1997No. 2-95-0476PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The defendant, Shariff G. Banks, was indicted by a grand jury with five counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9—1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) (West 1994)) in connection with the shooting death of Mary Davis. Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County, the defendant was found guilty on three of those counts and sentenced to 50 years in prison. We affirm.
FACTS
The facts relevant to our decision are as follows. The defendant was arrested and charged with first degree murder on July 22, 1994. On August 17, 1994, he was indicted on five counts of first degree murder. Prior to trial,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. ReidIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. ChildsIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. WillinghamIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
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