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People v. Turner

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 17, 1993No. 2—91—0639, 2—91—0640 consPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Doyle

Following a bench trial, defendants, Kenneth Turner and Luvenia Givens, were each found guilty of one count of cruelty to children (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 23, par. 2368 (now 720 ILCS 115/53 (West 1992))). Defendants were sentenced to 30 months’ probation with counselling and ordered to pay costs. Defendants filed a timely appeal asserting that (1) the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that defendants unnecessarily exposed their children to the inclemency of the weather; (2) the trial court erred by considering evidence that defendants had left their children unattended in a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. People v. CampbellIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. FriebergIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  5. People v. McKibbinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  2. People v. RossAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  3. People v. VeaseyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. People v. FontesColorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. People v. TurnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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