Legal Opinion

People v. Clark

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 30, 1981No. 80-435PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant was convicted of deviate sexual assault and two counts of armed robbery and concurrently sentenced to an extended term of 50 years. On appeal, he contends that: (1) he was not proved sane beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the extended term sentencing statute is unconstitutionally vague; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion in imposing the sentences.

A married couple were the victims of the offenses, and the wife testified that she and her husband were awakened at about 3 a.m. by a light being…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. CoxIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  4. People v. AmermanIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Bartolucci v. FalletiIllinois Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. People v. SilagyIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  2. People v. ClayAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  3. People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. LucienAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. People v. WhiteheadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988

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