Legal Opinion
People v. Free
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 11, 1988No. 64667PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
The defendant, James Free, brings this appeal from the dismissal of his second post-conviction petition. In 1979 the defendant was convicted in a jury trial in the circuit court of Du Page County on one count each of murder and attempted murder and on two counts of attempted rape. The jury sentenced the defendant to death for the murder conviction, and the trial judge imposed terms of imprisonment for the other offenses. On direct appeal this court affirmed the defendant’s convictions and sentences (People v. Free (1983), 94 Ill. 2d 379), and the United States Supreme Court denied review…
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