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People v. Chavez

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 11, 1992No. 1—89—1791, 1—89—1792 consPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell

This is a consolidated appeal. Defendants Anthony Chavez, Dean Chavez, Edward Manzo, Ralph Gabriel and James Kennedy were charged by indictment with the murder of John Mathews, a Chicago police officer. Following a bench trial, Anthony and Dean Chavez (brothers) were found guilty of second degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2(d)), and each sentenced to extended prison terms of 27 years. Gabriel was sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a separate jury trial, and Kennedy pleaded guilty to murder and received a 20-year sentence. Manzo had not yet been tried as of the…

2Cases cited45 opinions

  1. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Texas v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Horton v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. People v. RameyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  2. People v. CarrizalesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. People v. TurnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  4. People v. ClarkeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  5. People v. WashingtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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