Legal Opinion

People v. McCann

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 17, 1979No. 78-282PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nash

Defendant, Donald McCann, was convicted of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 11 — 1) and unlawful restraint (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 10 — 3), and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for rape and 18 months for unlawful restraint, to be served concurrently. On appeal he contends: (1) the evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty of rape; (2) he was denied a fair trial by the prosecutor’s improper closing argument; (3) the trial court erred ip entering judgments of conviction and imposing sentences for both rape and unlawful restraint; and (4) the evidence was insufficient…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  3. The People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  4. People v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. People v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. People v. WitteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  5. People of v. PlantingaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

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