Legal Opinion

People v. Goff

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 19, 1985No. 5-82-0667PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Welch

Defendant, Lloyd Francis Goff, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that he was deprived of a fair trial when the court gave a non-IPI jury instruction and accordingly his conviction must be reversed and remanded for a new trial. Errors assigned by defendant in his supplemental pro se brief include: (1) that the court erred in failing to quash his arrest warrant and suppress evidence seized pursuant to that arrest warrant, and (2) that the trial court erred in denying defendant’s motion for a change of venue. For the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. People v. ColeIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. HousbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  4. People v. PeterIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  5. People v. BlackIllinois Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. ColemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
  2. People v. FortAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  3. People v. WadleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  4. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  5. People v. PegramAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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