Legal Opinion

People v. Tillman

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 16, 1969No. Gen. 11,059PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court · TrappTrapp, P. J.

Defendant was found guilty of murder by the verdict of a jury. His motion for a new trial was denied and defendant appeals. No issues are raised as to the indictment or the instructions.

It is urged that defendant was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, particularly in the light of the circumstantial evidence of guilt as measured with the alibi evidence submitted, and that the trial court erred (1) in refusing a mistrial for prejudice of a juror, (2) in excluding evidence that another person had been arrested for the crime, (3) in admitting the evidence of flight by the defendant, (4)…

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2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. The People v. BernetteIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
  3. The People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. The People v. BeierIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  5. People v. WheelerIllinois Supreme Court · 1955

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. HunterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  2. People v. FarrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  3. People v. WhiteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  4. People v. ColeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  5. People v. DurrAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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