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People v. Ballard

Citations

  • 794 N.E.2d 788
  • 206 Ill. 2d 151
  • 276 Ill. Dec. 538

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “A balancing process of the aggravation and mitigation evidence presented is required of the sentencing authority”
  • \A balancing process of the aggravation and mitigation evidence presented is required of the sentencing authority\
  • analysis of aggravating and mitigating factors in context of whether death penalty should have been imposed
  • “a delay of 24 to 36 hours prior to presentment is usually not considered to be unnecessary”
  • “A balancing process of the aggravation and mitigation evidence presented is required of the sentencing authority”
  • analysis of aggravating and mitigating factors in context of whether death penalty should have been imposed

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Freeman, McMorrow, Harrison, Kilbride

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55 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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Other cases named People v. Ballard

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