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People v. Weninger

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 3, 1997No. 3-95-0758PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Homer

Defendant Rodney L. Weninger appeals from the trial court’s denial of his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 1994)). We affirm.

PROCEDURAL CONTEXT

The defendant was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual assault and criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(b)(1), 12— 13(a)(3) (West 1992)) of his 10-year-old adopted daughter, T.W. On April 6,1992, he was sentenced to 15 years in the Department of Corrections. The defendant appealed, arguing that (1) the State’s evidence was insufficient to convict; and (2) the court erred in permitting…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Maryland v. CraigSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. People v. NovakIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. EddmondsIllinois Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. EnglishIllinois Supreme Court · 2013
  2. People v. LoftonIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. People v. RushAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  4. People v. CosbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  5. People v. SimmonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020

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