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People v. Burnette

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 28, 2001No. 1-99-0740PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE COHEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Bernard Burnette was charged by indictment with multiple counts of first degree murder, home invasion, armed violence and residential burglary. After a bench trial, Burnette was convicted of one count of involuntary manslaughter (720 ILCS 5/9 — 3(a) (West 1998)) and one count of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(1) (West 1996) (now 720 ILCS 5/12 — 11(a)(3) (West 2000))) and was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 5 and 20 years, respectively. On appeal, Burnette challenges both the sufficiency of the evidence…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. People v. IllgenIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
  3. People v. SaldivarIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  4. People v. WrightIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. MitchellIllinois Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  2. People v. GordonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016
  3. Allen v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2004
  4. People v. ValadovinosAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  5. People v. CervantesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013

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