Legal Opinion

People v. Felton

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 4, 2019No. Appeal 3-15-0595UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wright

*63 ¶ 1 Defendant, Richard Felton, appeals following his convictions for home invasion and attempted first degree murder in separate trials. He argues that (1) an excessive amount of evidence of home invasion was introduced at his attempted first degree murder trial, (2) the mandatory 25-years-to-life firearm enhancement is unconstitutionally vague, (3) the sentences imposed by the circuit court were excessive, and (4) the mittimus should be amended to reflect the merging of charges at sentencing. We affirm and remand.

¶ 2 FACTS

¶ 3 The State charged defendant with attempted first degree murder (…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. People v. DonohoIllinois Supreme Court · 2003
  5. People v. LindgrenIllinois Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. FeltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  2. People v. GainesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019

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