Legal Opinion

People v. Buss

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1999No. 81911PublishedCited by 224 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McMORROW

0 In connection with the August 7, 1995, disappearance and murder of Christopher Meyer, defendant, Timothy D. Buss, was indicted on six counts of first degree murder, three counts of aggravated kidnapping, and one count of aggravated unlawful restraint. Following a trial in the circuit court of Will County, a jury found defendant guilty of all of these charges. The same jury determined that defendant was eligible for the death penalty. After hearing evidence in aggravation and mitigation, the jury found that there were no mitigating factors sufficient to preclude the imposition of the death…

2Cases cited83 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by224 opinions

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