Illinois Supreme Court· 4/19/2001

People v. Richardson

Citations

751 N.E.2d 1104
196 Ill. 2d 225
256 Ill. Dec. 267
2001 Ill. LEXIS 472

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stating that the crime victims’ rights clause was intended to serve as a shield to protect the rights of victims
finding the Illinois Constitution prohibited the defendant “from seeking appellate relief on the ground that more than one victim impact statement was presented and considered at his sentencing”
“a statute should be construed so that no word or phrase is rendered superfluous or meaningless”
\a statute should be construed so that no word or phrase is rendered superfluous or meaningless\
\a statute should be construed so that no word or phrase is rendered superfluous or meaningless\
defendant’s right to due process of law is violated if victim impact statements become so unduly prejudicial that it renders the sentencing proceedings fundamentally unfair

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Judges: Harrison, Thomas

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