Legal Opinion
People v. Deleon
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 25, 2008No. 103777PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thomas
Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
Following a bench trial, defendant, Miguel Deleon, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9— 1(a)(1) (West 1996)) and attempted first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4, 9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1996)). The trial court sentenced him to a mandatory life term for the first degree murder and a consecutive 30-year term for the attempted first degree murder. Defendant appealed, and the appellate court affirmed both the convictions and the sentences. People v. Deleon, No. 1—99—0028…
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