Legal Opinion

People v. Vaughn

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 10, 1978No. 76-422PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CARTER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William R. Vaughn, was convicted at a jury trial of deviate sexual assault (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 11—3). The trial judge entered judgment on the jury verdict and sentenced the defendant to an indeterminate sentence of not less than four nor more than 40 years.

The defendant in this appeal contends as follows: (l)-that the defendant was unduly restricted in presenting his defense because the trial court refused to admit the testimony of a key defense witness; (2) that the defendant should have been…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. PerruquetIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. The People v. MontgomeryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. PickettIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  5. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Schiller TotoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. SpatesIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  2. People v. KellasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  3. State v. HutchinsonCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
  4. Brown v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1991
  5. People v. DiazAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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