Legal Opinion

People v. Westfall

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 8, 2018No. 4-15-0997UnpublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann

*1152 *230 ¶ 1 In March 2013, the State charged defendant, Christopher T. Westfall, with two counts of criminal sexual assault. 720 ILCS 5/11-1.20(a)(1) (West 2012). The conduct alleged was the following: mouth to vagina (count I) and penis to vagina (count II). The alleged victim was K.W., defendant's estranged wife.

¶ 2 In October 2014, defense counsel filed a motion for mental examination to determine defendant's fitness to stand trial. The trial court granted defense counsel's motion. The court did not conduct a fitness hearing once the results of the mental examination were communicated to the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. People v. ZehrIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. NaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  3. People v. SebbyIllinois Supreme Court · 2018
  4. People v. ManningIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
  5. People v. ColyarIllinois Supreme Court · 2013

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. SturgeonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  2. People v. SturgeonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  3. People v. WestfallAppellate Court of Illinois · 2019
  4. People v. EylerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
  5. People v. WilliamsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020

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