Legal Opinion

People v. Virgin

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 21, 1998No. 1-97-2885PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Hara Frossard

Defendant Carl Virgin, Jr., was convicted by a jury of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and sentenced to 10 years in prison. On appeal, we address the following issues: (1) whether the admission of hearsay evidence denied defendant his right of confrontation; (2) whether comments made by the trial judge denied defendant his right to a fair and impartial jury; and (3) whether the trial court correctly imposed consecutive sentences because defendant committed a subsequent offense.

We reverse and remand this cause and find that the cumulative effect of the improperly…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. WoodardIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
  3. People v. RogersIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. CruzIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. ThomasIllinois Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by27 opinions

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