Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 30, 1970No. 53650PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Ruben Williams, was indicted and convicted of the murder of Robert Fleming on October 15, 1967. The defendant was sentenced to serve a minimum of thirty-five and a maximum of fifty years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.
On appeal, the defendant contends (1) that the trial court erred in admitting each of five statements elicited from the defendant in violation of Miranda v. Arizona (1966), 384 U.S. 436, (2) that the admissible evidence does not prove that the defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (3)…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Fikes v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- The People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Willie Salt Coyote v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- David Matthew Lathers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Ruben Williams v. John Twomey and Peter BensingerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Holifield v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1973
- Nash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- People v. ShorterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- United States v. Reinaldo Olivares-VegaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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