PEOPLE v. CASSELL

Nos. 1-94-2782, 1-95-1380.

669 N.E.2d 655 (1996)

283 Ill. App.3d 112

218 Ill.Dec. 512

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Vernetta CASSELL, Defendant-Appellant. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Curlee SIMMONS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied September 11, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Bruce C. Landrum, of counsel), for appellant Cassell.

Steven A. Greenberg, Chicago, for appellant Simmons.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Veronica Calderon and Nichelle L. Jenkins, of counsel, in appeal of Vernetta Cassell; Renee Goldfarb, Alan J. Spellberg and Mark R. Gerhardt, of counsel, in appeal of Curlee Simmons), for appellee.


Presiding Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

The case involves the consolidated appeals of Curlee Simmons and Vernetta Cassell. Following a bench trial, defendant Simmons was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion and aggravated kidnapping and sentenced to three consecutive 15-year terms of imprisonment. Defendant Cassell was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault and was sentenced to three consecutive six-year...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases