Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

People v. Watson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 28, 2003No. 1-99-2606PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

Following a bench trial, defendant, Vernon Watson, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated kidnapping. Prior to sentencing, the State petitioned the court to conduct an habitual criminal hearing pursuant to section 33B of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Habitual Criminal Act) (720 ILCS 5/33B (West 1998)). A hearing was conducted accordingly, after which defendant was declared an habitual criminal and sentenced to natural life in prison. From his conviction and sentence, defendant now appeals.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Procedural History

The sexual…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. People v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  2. People v. ThompkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  3. In Re May 1991 Will County Grand JuryIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1995
  5. People v. DuniganIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  2. People v. WatsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
  3. People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 2006
  4. People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 2006

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API