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People v. Bowens

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 23, 2011No. 4—09—0462PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann

Justice Myerscough concurred with the judgment and opinion.

Justice Pope dissented, with opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Darious M. Bowens, admitted at his January 2009 trial that he stabbed his girlfriend, Belinda Butler, 23 times in her chest, back, and arms. Despite this admission, he denied that he intended to kill her. Apparently unpersuaded, a jury convicted defendant of attempt (first degree murder) (720 ILCS 5/8—4, 9—1(a)(1) (West 2008)), aggravated domestic battery (720 ILCS 5/12—3.3 (West 2008)), and two counts of aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12—3 (West 2008)). The trial court later…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  2. People v. PiatkowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  3. People v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Gallagher v. LenartIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  5. People v. BlueIllinois Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. State of West Virginia v. Timothy Ray SutherlandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2013
  2. People v. McGuireAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
  3. People v. BatesAppellate Court of Illinois · 2018
  4. People v. DunlapAppellate Court of Illinois · 2013
  5. People v. MisterAppellate Court of Illinois · 2016

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