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People v. Cole

Citations

  • 665 N.E.2d 1275
  • 172 Ill. 2d 85
  • 216 Ill. Dec. 718
  • 1996 Ill. LEXIS 38

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  • holding the record contained “sufficient evidence from which the judge could have concluded that the defendant’s actions constituted - 17 - 1-17-1819 aggravated kidnapping, and that the confinement *** was not merely incidental to another offense”
  • a single entry into the home will support only a single conviction of home invasion, regardless of the number of occupants
  • prosecutor's brief references to mitigation as \excuse\ could not reasonably have prevented jury from considering evidence
  • a single entry will support only a single conviction, regardless of the number of occupants with respect to the home invasion statute
  • a single entry will support only a single conviction, regardless of the number of occupants with respect to the home invasion statute
  • a single entry will support only a single conviction, regardless of the number of occupants with respect to the home invasion statute

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Judges: Miller

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