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People v. Gamboa

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 19, 1975No. 58973PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dempsey

On a Saturday night in December, 1970, the defendant, Francisco Gamboa, killed two men and shot two others in a Chicago tavern. He was indicted for the crimes and a jury found him guilty of three of them: the murder of Frederico Medina Reyes and the attempt murder and aggravated battery of Medina’s brother, Gilberto Reyes. Gamboa was sentenced to 28 to 75 years in the penitentiary for the murder and 5 to 10 years for the aggravated battery. No sentence was imposed for the attempted murder.

Nine issues and many sub-issues are raised on appeal. One is whether the defendant was proved guilty…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. LillyIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. MundayIllinois Supreme Court · 1917
  5. The PEOPLE v. RoseIllinois Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. PeeplesIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. BoyceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  3. People v. OlejniczakAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People v. FollinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  5. People v. SlaughterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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