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People v. Patterson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 4, 2004No. 4-03-0535PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook

In April 2003, a jury convicted defendant, Ricky A. Patterson, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1 (West 2002)), arson (720 ILCS 5/20 — 1 (West 2002)), and concealment of a homicide (720 ILCS 5/9— 3.1 (West 2002)). In May 2003, the judge sentenced him to 55 years in prison. He appeals, and we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Defendant was charged with the murder of Derrick Prout, a drug dealer. Prout’s body was found in his burning Dodge Intrepid in a little-trafficked area of Lake County on Saturday, June 22, 2002, at about 8:50 a.m. Prout had been stabbed eight times and shot twice. His body was…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. People v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
  2. People v. SantanaSupreme Court of Colorado · 2011
  3. People v. MelchorAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  4. People v. HestandAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. People v. BuenoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005

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