Legal Opinion

People v. Spain

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 12, 1980No. 79-2310PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to one year probation on each charge, the terms to run concurrently. On appeal, he contends that (1) guilt was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt on the assault charge; (2) the jury waiver was ineffective; (3) discovery was improperly restricted; and (4) the exemption for security guards applies to the charge of unlawful use of a weapon.

The record discloses that police officer Redman testified he was working…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. People v. VrinerIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. The People v. SailorIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  3. People v. MurrellIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. YarbroughIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. FreyIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. CrespoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. People v. GaglianiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. Ronald Brownstein v. Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. State v. Gomez-Lobato.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2013

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