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· 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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