Legal Opinion

People v. Gomez

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 11, 1982No. 80-1440PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was convicted in a bench trial of murder and attempted armed robbery and sentenced concurrently to 25 to 45 years on the former and 4 to 12 years on the latter. On appeal, he contends that (1) he was not proved guilty of the offenses beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he was not informed of a State rebuttal witness to his alibi defense; and (3) the trial court erred in not granting immunity to a defense witness.

Rubin Mercado (Rubin), stepson of Manuel Darang, the murder victim, testified that on July 22, 1976, he was in his…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Government of the Virgin Islands v. Glen Smith, Elton Rieara, Elvis Smith and Roland GeorgesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  3. People v. StringerIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  4. United States v. Richard P. Herman, United States of America v. James J. McCann in No. 78-1282Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  5. The People v. GardnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. TrassAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  2. People v. PetersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. People v. GaglianiAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. People v. BeardAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  5. People v. HammAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

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