404 Ill. App. 3d 978 - People v. Freeman’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
15
cited by 15 later decisions
1
states following
July 2025
most recently cited
15 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Luce v. United States · White v. Illinois · 225 Ill. 2d 551 - People v. Piatkowski · 215 Ill. 2d 167 - People v. Herron · 237 Ill. 2d 539 - People v. Hillier
Most-quoted passages
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“In the sentencing context, a defendant must then show either that (1) the evidence at the sentencing hearing was closely balanced, or (2) the error was so egregious as to deny the defendant a fair sentencing hearing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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