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People v. Suarez

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 17, 1991No. 1—88—0495, 1—88—0510 consPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hartman

Codefendants, Edwin Suarez and Carlos Creasy, were jointly indicted for murder and three counts of attempted murder arising from a September 26, 1985, shooting at a tavern, which left one person dead and three others wounded. Defendants were granted a trial severance. A jury found Suarez guilty of murder and attempted murder. He received a 40-year sentence for the murder and one 15-year term for each count of attempted murder, to be served concurrently with one another, but consecutively to the murder sentence. Another jury convicted Creasy of murder, but acquitted him of all attempt charges.…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Powers v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. SuarezIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  2. People v. DavenportAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
  3. People v. FortAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. People v. AbstonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  5. People v. GastonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992

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