Illinois Supreme Court· 2/11/1988

People v. Orange

Citations

521 N.E.2d 69
121 Ill. 2d 364
118 Ill. Dec. 1
1988 Ill. LEXIS 39

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holding that this court’s previous refusal to allow the substantive use of prior inconsistent statements “did not preclude the legislature from doing so”
holding that this court's previous refusal to allow the substantive use of prior inconsistent statements \did not preclude the legislature from doing so\
the statutory grant of prosecutorial discretion in deciding whether to seek the death penalty is not unconstitutional and the statute does not place an improper burden on the defendant to establish that a noncapital sentence should be imposed
the statutory grant of prosecutorial discretion in deciding whether to seek the death penalty is not unconstitutional and the statute does not place an improper burden on the defendant to establish that a noncapital sentence should be imposed
the statutory grant of prosecutorial discretion in deciding whether to seek the death penalty is not unconstitutional and the statute does not place an improper burden on the defendant to establish that a noncapital sentence should be imposed

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Judges: Miller, Simon

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