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People v. Wheeler

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 2007No. 102550PublishedCited by 360 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carman

Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

On March 12, 1999, Demetrian Forrest was found dead, slumped over in the driver’s side of his car, in Decatur, Illinois. The State alleged that defendant, Jacoby Wheeler, and his codefendant, Shannon Hunter, murdered Forrest to prevent him from testifying against Wheeler in a separate criminal case. Both men were charged with first degree murder. 720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1998).

On September 19, 2001, a jury in the circuit court of Macon County found defendant…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by360 opinions

  1. People v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
  2. People v. PatrickIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
  3. People v. LovejoyIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
  4. People v. BeamanIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  5. People v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2015

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