Legal Opinion

People v. Vesey

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 2026No. 130919PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

2026 IL 130919

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 130919) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. COURTNEY B. VESEY, Appellant. Opinion filed January 23, 2026. JUSTICE HOLDER WHITE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Theis, Overstreet, Cunningham, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. Chief Justice Neville specially concurred, with opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant, Courtney B. Vesey, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a police officer (720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(d)(4) (West 2022)), following an altercation…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. California v. TrombettaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Mathews v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. People v. HerronIllinois Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by1 opinion

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