Legal Opinion

People v. Thompson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 22, 2004No. 1-03-1946PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case we apply a recent United States Supreme Court decision that changed the way courts are to analyze sixth amendment confrontation clause issues.

Following a jury trial, defendant Kenneth Thompson was found guilty of aggravated domestic battery, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint. He was sentenced to three years in prison for aggravated domestic battery and concurrent prison terms of two years for aggravated battery and two years for unlawful restraint. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by allowing…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  5. People v. OliveraIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2005
  2. People v. SpicerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  3. People v. VictorsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  4. People v. MelchorAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
  5. People v. YancyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005

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