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People v. Welch

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 14, 2009No. 3-07-0352PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE O’BRIEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Roosevelt Welch filed a motion for leave to file a successive postconviction petition. Following argument on his motion, the trial court denied it. He appealed. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1995, defendant Roosevelt Welch was convicted by a jury of armed violence, predicated on unlawful possession of a substance containing cocaine, and armed robbery. On April 17, 1995, he was sentenced to two consecutive 30-year terms of imprisonment. In imposing sentence, the trial court stated that it found a substantial change in the nature of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. People v. PitsonbargerIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  4. People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. PinkonslyIllinois Supreme Court · 2003

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. BaileyIllinois Supreme Court · 2017
  2. People v. MerriweatherAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  3. People v. BaileyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016
  4. In re Vincent K.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2014
  5. People v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018

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