Legal Opinion

People v. Drake

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 21, 2019No. 123734UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2019 IL 123734

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 123734) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. GERALD DRAKE, Appellee. Opinion filed March 21, 2019. JUSTICE KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Karmeier and Justices Thomas, Garman, Burke, Theis, and Neville concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Gerald Drake, was convicted of aggravated battery following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. The appellate court reversed his conviction and held that retrial was barred by the double…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Lockhart v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. People v. OliveraIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. CaslerIllinois Supreme Court · 2020
  2. People v. DrakeIllinois Supreme Court · 2019
  3. People v. HolmesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2025

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