Legal Opinion
People v. Golden
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 20, 2003No. 1-00-3181 RelPublished
1Opinion of the Court 1
THIRD DIVISION
August 20, 2003
No. 1-00-3181
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of
Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)
v. ))
CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN, ) Honorable) Fred G. Suria, Jr.,
Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.
2Opinion of the Court · WolfsonJustice Wolfson
Christopher Golden was convicted by a jury of attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. The trial court, after vacating the aggravated battery conviction, sentenced Golden to an extended term of 36 years for the attempted first degree murder. There is no question that the procedure followed by the trial court violated…
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3Cases cited12 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- People v. La PointeIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. CrespoIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
- People v. ThurowIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
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