Legal Opinion
People v. Mendez
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 13, 2001No. 3-99-0395, 3-99-0396 consPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER
delivered the opinion of the court:
On August 21, 1998, the defendant, Jose Mendez, pled guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24 — 1.2(a)(2) (West 1998)) in case No. 98 — CF—315. Pursuant to a fully negotiated agreement with the State, the 17-year-old defendant was sentenced to 24 months’ probation and 45 weekends in the county jail. Two months later, he was charged with attempted murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm in case No. 98 — CF—678. As a consequence of these charges, the State filed a petition to revoke probation in No. 98 — CF—315.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. KlinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- People v. HendersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. KeeneIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by17 opinions
- People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
- People v. AbadiaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- People v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
- People v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- People v. HoustonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
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