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People v. Oduwole is a 2011 Illinois state criminal case in which the accused was charged with "making a terrorist threat" under an state statute, based in part on a note found inside the defendant's vehicle. The accused claimed the note consisted of thoughts as he brainstormed rap lyrics. Oduwole was found guilty at trial, his conviction was overturned on appeal to the the Illinois Appellate Court.[1] The Illinois Supreme Court declined to review the case.





Additional Sources[edit]

  • Maltz, Michael D.; Rice, Stephen K. (2015). Envisioning Criminology: Researchers on Research as a Process of Discovery. Springer. ISBN 9783319158686.
  • Gardner, Thomas J.; Anderson, Terry M. (2016). Criminal Law. Cengage Learning. ISBN 9781305966369.
  • Kubrin, Charis E.; Nielson, Erik (7 March 2014). "Rap on Trial". Race and Justice. 4 (3): 185–211. doi:10.1177/2153368714525411.
  • "Rap on Trial: How An Aspiring Musician's Words Led To Prison Time". NPR.org.
  • Peters, Justin (31 May 2013). "Prosecutors Should Be Ashamed of Their Egregious "Terrorism" Prosecution of Olutosin Oduwole". Slate. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prosecutors Hear Evidence in Songs". The New York Times. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2018.