PEOPLE v. JENNINGS

No. 4-01-0681.

802 N.E.2d 867 (2003)

345 Ill. App.3d 265

280 Ill.Dec. 616

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony JENNINGS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided December 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Jacqueline L. Bullard, Assistant Defender (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Anthony Jennings.

Tony Lee, State's Attorney, Paxton, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Kathy Shepard, Staff Attorney (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In July 1998, defendant, Anthony Jennings, pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1998)). Defendant's guilty plea was "open," meaning that no agreement existed between defendant and the State regarding defendant's sentence or the dismissal of other pending charges. In August 1998, the trial court sentenced him to 60 years in prison.

In September 2000, defendant

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