Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 10, 1994No. 1-92-0953PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE DiVITO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a joint bench trial with two others, defendant Kevin Williams was found guilty of first degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated battery, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated unlawful restraint. He was sentenced to a term of natural life imprisonment for murder, with concurrent terms of 30 years and 10 years for the lesser offenses. Defendant appeals, raising issues of improper admission of evidence, violation of discovery rules, and ineffective assistance of counsel. For…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People v. MullenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  2. People v. MatthewsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  3. People v. StarksAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  4. People v. WhiteAppellate Court of Illinois · 2011
  5. People v. CavazosAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015

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