Legal Opinion
People v. Savickas
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 19, 1992No. 1-90-1484PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice DiVITO
Defendant Michael D. Savickas was convicted by a jury of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, pars. 9 — l(aXl), (a)(2)) and was sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment.
On appeal, he contends that (1) he was not proved guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the jury was improperly instructed as to the State’s burden of proof; (3) comments made by the prosecutor denied him a fair trial; and (4) his right to confrontation was violated by the nonproduction of a subpoenaed defense witness.
On March 31, 1988, Robert Walensky owned and operated the New Gold Coast Inn, a tavern…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- People v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- People v. ReddickIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. ThompkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by9 opinions
- American Family Mutual Insurance v. SavickasIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
- Aleman v. Honorable Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- People v. SimsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- Aleman v. ToominCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Savickas modified May 25, 1999Appellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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