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People v. Townsend

Citations

  • 654 N.E.2d 1096
  • 211 Ill. Dec. 286
  • 275 Ill. App. 3d 413
  • 1995 Ill. App. LEXIS 663

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  • comparing aggravated discharge of a firearm with aggravated assault and concluding the offenses did not contain identical elements
  • comparing aggravated discharged of a firearm with aggravated assault and concluding the offenses did not contain identical elements
  • when offenses are distinct, legislature is “fully within its power to punish these offenses differently”

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Judges: Colwell

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