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People v. Mitchell

Citations

  • 605 N.E.2d 1055
  • 238 Ill. App. 3d 1055
  • 179 Ill. Dec. 41
  • 1992 Ill. App. LEXIS 2050

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  • interpreting the Illinois Supreme Court’s case-law statement that the remedy for inconsistent verdicts is a retrial on all counts as meaning a retrial on all inconsistent counts
  • “Notably, the act of firing a gun at someone supports the conclusion that the person shooting the gun acted with intent to kill the other person.”
  • “Legally inconsistent verdicts present plain error, which is an exception to the general rule that issues not raised in defendant’s motion for a new trial are waived.”

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Judges: Inglis

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