Legal Opinion

People v. Anthony

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 29, 1976No. 75-53PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EARNS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant-appellant, Robert Anthony, was convicted of armed robbery after a jury trial in Williamson County and sentenced to from 4 to 20 years. On appeal he contends that the court erred in denying his motion to suppress a post-indictment statement taken by police and also contends that the maximum sentence of 20 years is excessive.

No allegation is made about the sufficiency of the evidence and thus no discussion of the facts of the case is necessary here. The offense occurred on February 27, 1974, in Marion, Illinois. On March…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. United States v. Winston Valdemar SpringerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  2. People v. SchultzAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. PettyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  4. People v. SchmidtAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. People v. GlennAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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