Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 2021No. 126432PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

2021 IL 126432

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 126432) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ROBERT CHRISTOPHER JONES, Appellant. Opinion filed December 16, 2021. JUSTICE CARTER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Garman, Theis, Michael J. Burke, and Overstreet concurred in the judgment and opinion. Justice Neville dissented, with opinion, joined by Chief Justice Anne M. Burke. OPINION ¶1 Petitioner Robert Christopher Jones was a juvenile in 2000, when he pled guilty to one count of first degree murder and was sentenced to 50 years…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  5. People v. AceitunoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2022

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