Legal Opinion

People v. Watts

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 17, 2026No. 4-25-0533PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

2026 IL App (4th) 250533

FILED April 17, 2026 NO. 4-25-0533 Carla Bender 4th District Appellate IN THE APPELLATE COURT Court, IL OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) Morgan County CHARLES F. WATTS, ) Defendant-Appellant. ) No. 19CF226 ) ) Honorable ) Jeffery E. Tobin, ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Steigmann and Justice Lannerd concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Charles F. Watts, argues that the trial court…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. People v. PendletonIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  4. People v. DomagalaIllinois Supreme Court · 2013
  5. People v. SuarezIllinois Supreme Court · 2007

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3Cited by1 opinion

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