Legal Opinion

People v. Garcia

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 20, 1972No. 72-40PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted of burglary in a jury trial and sentenced to 2-5 years. Appealing, he claims that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; that the identification procedures were unduly suggestive and otherwise impermissible; and that evidentiary errors denied him a fair trial.

Joseph J. Gaffney, a professional photographer, testified that on May 9th, 1969, about 8:50 P.M. he returned to his home in Elmhurst. Noticing that the bottom pane of glass in the rear door was broken, and that a second door appeared…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Kirby v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. The People v. BlumenshineIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  5. The People v. WatsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1946

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. HowellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  2. People v. FrenchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. People v. EiseleAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. United States v. William Edward AlredCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  5. People v. UrseryAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006

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