Legal Opinion

People v. Lyda

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 29, 1975No. 73-298PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dixon

Defendant, Christopher Lyda, was indicted by the Du Page County grand jury on one count of possession of cannabis and one count.of obstruction of justice. He was found guilty on both counts at a bench trial and sentenced to concurrent terms of 1 to 3 years on the possession count and 1 year on the obstruction of justice count. Defendant argues on appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress because of lack of standing, that he was convicted under a fatally defective indictment, that the court erred in entering judgment and sentences for two offenses arising out of the…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Brown v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. The People v. MillsIllinois Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. WissleadIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Holt v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
  3. M.F. v. M.F.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2000
  4. State v. DugasCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  5. State v. DugasCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001

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