37 Ill. App. 3d 41 - People v. Weeks’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
20 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 33 Ill. 2d 417 - The People v. Taylor · United States v. Ammidown · 38 Ill. 2d 165 - The People v. Georgev · 51 Ill. 2d 418 - People v. Springs · 74 Ill. App. 2d 450 - People v. Davis
Most-quoted passages
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“that in so doing the court exceeded its function in plea bargaining by substituting its discretion for that of the State's Attorney. The law is clear in Illinois that sentencing is a judicial function, and it remains so in plea negotiations. Any agreements in plea negotiations are at most recommendations and the sentence to be imposed is for the court and the court alone.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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