155 Ill. App. 3d 931 - People v. Wehmeyer’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 56 Ill. 2d 461 - People v. Stock · 59 Ill. App. 3d 441 - People v. Bolden · 77 Ill. App. 3d 22 - People v. Wallerstedt · 53 Ill. App. 3d 280 - People v. Hill · 58 Ill. 2d 36 - People v. Ball
Most-quoted passages
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“"Here, a large solid oak paddle was used to administer a total of 24 blows to a 12-year-old child standing 58 inches tall and weighing 85 to 90 pounds. Indicative of the force of each blow was codefendant’s admonishment to Scott that he refrain from attempting to block the blows because codefendant did not want to risk breaking Scott’s fingers. Finally, the severe bruising of Scott’s buttocks, as testified to by Dr. Haigh and graphically illustrated in the photographs admitted at trial, further indicates the harsh nature of the punishment inflicted by codefendant. Based on these circumstances, we find the defendant’s argument that the trial court erred in determining that codefendant committed a battery to be unpersuasive.” Wehmeyer, 155 Ill. App. 3d at 940-41 , 509 N.E.2d at 611 .”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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