Legal Opinion
People v. Edwards
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 31, 1998No. 2-96-1436PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
On January 17, 1996, defendant, James Edwards, was indicted on three counts of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West 1994)). Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and was sentenced to a term of mandatory natural life imprisonment. This timely appeal followed.
On December 9, 1994, 71-year-old Fred Reckling was found beaten to death inside Grand Appliance, a store he owned in Waukegan, Illinois. No arrests were made in connection with the murder. Thirteen months later, on January 4, 1996, defendant was taken into custody for questioning related to an armed…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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- People v. HudsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
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