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Appellate Court of Illinois· 10/12/1972

People v. Adams

Citations

  • 288 N.E.2d 724
  • 8 Ill. App. 3d 8
  • 1972 Ill. App. LEXIS 1947

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  • reduced 18 year old defendant’s sentence for murder based on his age, despite “heinous nature of the crime committed”
  • the sentence of an 18-year-old defendant who had three prior misdemeanor convictions was reduced after the court expressly \recognize[d] the heinous nature of the crime committed\
  • the sentence of an 18-year-old defendant who had three prior misdemeanor convictions was reduced after the court expressly “recognize [d] the heinous nature of the crime committed”

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Judges: McNAMARA

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