Illinois Supreme Court· 4/10/2006

People v. Thompson

Citations

853 N.E.2d 378
222 Ill. 2d 1
304 Ill. Dec. 589
2006 Ill. LEXIS 609

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we presume that the sentencing court considered all mitigating evidence absent some indication, other than the sentence itself, to the contrary
“This court has repeatedly held that evidence of a defendant’s mental or psychological impairments may not be inherently mitigating, or may not be mitigating enough to overcome the evidence in aggravation.”
a psychiatric diagnosis is not inherently mitigating

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Judges: Thomas, Fitzgerald, McMorrow

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