Legal Opinion

People v. Holloway

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 24, 1991No. 1- 88-2971, 1-88-2995 consPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rizzi

Defendants Dwain Holloway and Ronald Rolark were convicted of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 18—2) in a bench trial. Holloway was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, and Rolark was sentenced to eight years. On appeal, Holloway argues that (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt where no gun was recovered and testimony indicating that he used a gun was incredible, impeached, contradicted, and should have been disregarded; (2) he was denied a fair trial where evidence was introduced of a prior incident involving what appeared to be a gun; and (3) the admission…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. People v. YoungIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Nelson v. O'NEILSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. People v. SlimIllinois Supreme Court · 1989

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Emmaline Williams v. Odie Washington, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  2. People v. PursleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  3. People v. BowenAppellate Court of Illinois · 2015
  4. People v. FieldsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  5. People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994

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