Legal Opinion

People v. Peterson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 10, 2010No. 2— 08—1086PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Malley

After the court found defendant, Michael A. Peterson, unfit to stand trial, it held a discharge hearing and found defendant “not not guilty” (see People v. Waid, 221 Ill. 2d 464, 470 (2006) (at a discharge hearing, if the evidence is sufficient to establish the defendant’s guilt, no conviction is entered; instead, a finding of not not guilty is entered)) of failing to comply with sex-offender registration requirements. Defendant asserts that the evidence at that hearing was insufficient and that the court should have therefore acquitted him. We agree with defendant; we therefore reverse the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  3. People v. MolnarIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  4. People v. WaidIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  5. People v. ISUNZAAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. PearseIllinois Supreme Court · 2018
  2. People v. RobinsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  3. People v. WleckeAppellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  4. People v. OlssonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  5. People v. WoodsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020

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