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People v. Christiansen

Citations

  • 506 N.E.2d 1253
  • 116 Ill. 2d 96
  • 107 Ill. Dec. 198
  • 1987 Ill. LEXIS 168

How courts have described this case

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  • rejecting the equal protection claim for capital defendants seeking allocution before a death penalty jury
  • rejecting the equal protection claim for capital defendants seeking allocution before a death penalty jury
  • supreme court will not lightly overturn trial court’s findings during aggravation and mitigation phase of death penalty hearing
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence of emotional and mental disturbance, alcoholism, drug addiction, poor health, deprived childhood, and remorse
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence of emotional and mental disturbance, alcoholism, drug addiction, poor health, deprived childhood, and remorse
  • death penalty appropriate despite mitigating evidence of emotional and mental disturbance, alcoholism, drug addiction, poor health, deprived childhood, and remorse

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Judges: Moran, Simon

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