Legal Opinion
People v. Godina
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 24, 1991No. 3-90-0564PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McCUSKEY
The defendant, Mario A. Godina, Jr., was convicted by a jury of the offense of second-degree murder. The defendant was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. He appeals. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
Mario A. Godina, Jr., Jose Rojas, Francisco Anguiano, and David Scroggins were all indicted for first-degree murder in the death of Denny Reyes. The indictment alleged that they killed Denny Reyes on February 21, 1990, without lawful justification by shooting him with a gun, knowing that such act created a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to Reyes. Godina was tried by a…
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- People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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