Illinois Supreme Court· 10/21/1993
People v. Coady
Citations
- 622 N.E.2d 798
- 156 Ill. 2d 531
- 190 Ill. Dec. 768
- 1993 Ill. LEXIS 89
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- holding that defendant’s plea of guilty to felony murder predicated on armed robbery and armed robbery, as well as his concurrent sentences of 50 years’ imprisonment for murder and 30 years for armed robbery, were not void
- conviction and sentence for armed robbery were improper where armed robbery was predicate offense for felony murder conviction
- where armed robbery was the offense underlying the felony murder charge and, therefore, a lesser included offense of felony murder, it would not support a separate conviction and sentence
- conviction and sentence for armed robbery were improper where armed robbery was predicate offense for felony murder conviction
- “armed robbery was the offense underlying the felony murder charge and, as an included offense, will not support a separate conviction and sentence”
- conviction and sentence for armed robbery were improper where armed robbery was predicate offense for felony murder conviction
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Judges: Miller, Harrison
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