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People v. Davenport

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 30, 1998No. 1—97—2421, 1—97—2534 consPublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following simultaneous trials before separate juries in the circuit court of Cook County, defendants Lawon Davenport and Imari Clemons were found guilty of first degree murder. Davenport was sentenced to 28 years in prison; Clemons received a 59-year sentence. Both defendants appeal their convictions. Clemons also appeals his sentence.

The record indicates that the following facts were adduced at both trials. Antwan Palton testified that at approximately 5 p.m. on October 6, 1994, he and his brother Columbus were coming home from…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Cruz v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. The People v. HairstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  4. People v. KrankelIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  5. People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. People v. CliftonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  2. People v. WilderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  3. People v. JamesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  4. People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  5. People v. WilderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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