Legal Opinion

People v. Mays

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 15, 1979No. 77-1894PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mejda

Defendants were each charged by information with one count of armed robbery. A jury found both defendants guilty and they were sentenced to terms of four to six years. On appeal defendants contend that: (1) they were denied their right to a fair trial because of repeated suggestions made at trial that they had committed other crimes; (2) the complaining witness’ testimony was insufficient to prove them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) the court improperly admitted hearsay evidence of the complaining witness’ out-of-court identification of defendants; and (4) they were denied their right…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. ManionIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  4. People v. StringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  5. The People v. SolomonIllinois Supreme Court · 1962

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. MorrowAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  2. People v. SargentAppellate Court of Illinois · 1989
  3. People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  4. People v. GrierAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. People v. RodriquezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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