Legal Opinion
People v. Dixon
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 24, 1974No. 57885PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO
delivered the opinion of the court:,
The defendant, James Dixon, was charged by indictment with the murder of Ronald Thompson. Defendant was tried in a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County before the Honorable Daniel Ryan. A directed finding of not guilty was made as to the co-defendant, Larry Littleton, while defendant James Dixon was found guilty of murder and was sentenced to serve a term in the penitentiary of not less than 25 nor more than 60 years. James Dixon appeals this conviction claiming that:(1) He was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jencks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- William B. Barbee v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- The People v. MosesIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- The PEOPLE v. HolidayIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. SpurlockCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- People v. GodboutAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- People v. HatfieldAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- People v. ReedAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- People v. PartonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
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