Legal Opinion

People v. Jefferson

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 6, 2024No. 128676PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2024 IL 128676

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 128676) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. TRENTON JEFFERSON, Appellant. Opinion filed June 6, 2024. JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Overstreet, Holder White, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 The defendant, Trenton Jefferson, was tried before a jury in the circuit court of St. Clair County for first degree murder. At the close of trial, the jury was instructed on first degree murder and was…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Taylor v. SturgellSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. United States v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. United States v. Stephen KramerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. CollinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2024
  2. People v. JeffersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2024
  3. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 2026

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