Legal Opinion

People v. Boyd

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 19, 2004No. 1-02-3741PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’MARA FROSSARD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Anthony Boyd, was convicted of first-degree knowing murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(2) (West 1998)), aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(b)(1) (West 1998)), and felony murder predicated on the aggravated battery offense (720 ILCS 5/9— 1(a)(3) (West 1998)). During sentencing, the judge referenced the one-act, one-crime rule and merged the felony murder conviction into the first-degree murder conviction. The order of commitment and sentence to the Illinois Department of Corrections signed by…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  3. People v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  4. People v. GaultneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Hux v. RabenIllinois Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. CummingsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  3. People v. RademacherAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016
  4. People v. QuezadaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
  5. People v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 2004

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