Legal Opinion
People v. Mullins
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 2011No. 108909PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Justice Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Chief Justice Kilbride specially concurred, with opinion.
Justice Carman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justices Thomas, Karmeier, and Theis.
OPINION
After a jury trial, defendant, Ira Mullins, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (720 ILCS 570/401(d) (West 2004)), and sentenced to nine years in prison. The appellate court reversed and remanded for a new trial. We granted the State’s petition for leave to appeal and now reverse the judgment of the appellate court.
BACKGROUND
Defendant was…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
- People v. ReddIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
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