Legal Opinion
People v. Bunch
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 4, 1987No. 85-2048, 85-2176 consPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stamos
Defendants Anthony Bunch and Derrick Batson were convicted of murder after a jury trial and were sentenced to a term of 35 years’ imprisonment to be followed by three years’ mandatory supervised release. Defendants now appeal from their convictions, raising numerous issues.
The record discloses that on August 26, 1984, the victim, Joey Szafraniec, was shot and killed by defendant Batson as he fled from Batson, defendant Bunch and three other assailants.
Madeline Cortez testified that on August 26, 1984, at approximately 6:20 p.m., she was walking down North Avenue on the west side of Chicago…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
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