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People v. Wright

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 16, 1975No. 59682PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE DOWNING

delivered the opinion of the court:

By jury verdict, defendant Stanley Wright was found guilty of murdering Steven Hearn and committing aggravated battery with a deadly weapon upon Bradford Crowell. Defendant was sentenced to 20 to 60 years for the murder and 3 to 9 years for the aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, the sentences to run consecutively.

On appeal the defendant raises a number of issues. We shall discuss only the following issues which are pertinent to our decision in this matter: (1) whether testimony elicited from a State’s witness — the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  5. United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. People v. HucksteadIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  2. People v. SavoryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  3. People v. TalleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  4. People v. DeesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. People v. GravesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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