People v. Stack
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Jones
A jury in the circuit court of Clinton County found the defendant, George Stack, guilty of burglary, and he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than four years nor more than 12 years. The defendant asserts the following issues on appeal: (1) whether it was error for the prosecutor to comment during closing argument on the defendant’s post-arrest silence; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting an oral statement where the defendant was furnished with an incomplete discovery list of the persons present when the statement was made, and where the prosecutor had knowledge of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- The People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. GreenIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. BellerIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. JeffersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992