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People v. Ornelas

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 17, 1998No. 1-96-4232PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Robert Ornelas was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to natural life imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Defendant appeals his conviction.

The record on appeal indicates that, prior to trial, defendant filed a motion to quash his arrest. During a hearing on the matter, Frankfort police officer Robert Piscia testified that on November 15, 1990, at approximately 7:30 a.m., he spoke to four men standing around the parking lot of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. People v. FoskeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  3. People v. JamesIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
  4. People v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  5. People v. GabbardIllinois Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  2. People v. MorrisIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  3. People v. OllieAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  4. People v. WilbertonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  5. People v. JardonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009

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