· 2/3/2004
People v. Bloomingburg
Citations
- 804 N.E.2d 638
- 346 Ill. App. 3d 308
- 281 Ill. Dec. 673
- 2004 Ill. App. LEXIS 80
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- holding that the provision violates neither the proportionate penalties clause nor the prohibition against double enhancement
- holding that the provision violates neither the proportionate penalties clause nor the prohibition against double enhancement
- collecting cases and explaining that application of the identical elements test requires the comparison of two distinct offenses
- it is the manner of death, that it occurred as a result of a discharge of a firearm, rather than the fact of death, that is the focus of the enhancing provision
- counsel presented theory of self-defense which was unavailable because the defendant was the aggressor and did not face imminent danger of great bodily harm or death
- counsel presented theory of self-defense which was unavailable because the defendant was the aggressor and did not face imminent danger of great bodily harm or death
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Judges: Burke
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