Legal Opinion
People v. Cabrera
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 12, 2001No. 3-00-0049PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, William Cabrera, was convicted of first degree murder and was sentenced to natural life imprisonment. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(2). His sentence was ordered to be served consecutively with a previous sentence. The defendant’s conviction and sentence were affirmed by this court on direct appeal. People v. Cabrera, No. 3 — 95—0148 (1998) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). Subsequently, the defendant filed a postconviction petition, which the State moved to dismiss. The court granted a…
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