Legal Opinion
People v. Duncan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 17, 1988No. 3-87-0792PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE STOUDER
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, George Duncan was tried for the beating death of Yvette Searle in 1980. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder on May 30, 1980. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. (People v. Duncan (1981), 97 Ill. App. 3d 896, 424 N.E.2d 67.) At his trial, the defendant testified in his own defense.
On October 1, 1985, the defendant was granted habeas corpus relief by the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. (United, States ex rel. Duncan v. O’Leary (C.D. Ill. Oct. 1, 1985), No. 84-2368, affd…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Nix v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Harrison v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States of America, Ex Rel. George Duncan v. Michael O'leary, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- People v. DuncanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- People v. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
3Cited by15 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Mazurek v. District Court of the Twentieth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 2000
- United States v. Michael Sean GianakosCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
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