Legal Opinion

People v. Davis

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 27, 1970No. Gen. 54,032PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Drucker

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of the offense of armed robbery. Judgment was entered and he was sentenced to a term of three to seven years.

Defendant asks that the judgment be reversed and the cause remanded for a new trial because of the following trial errors: (1) the trial court erred in allowing the State to introduce hearsay evidence which made it appear that complainant’s identification testimony had been corroborated; (2) the defense was improperly restricted from discrediting the testimony of a State’s witness; and (3) the closing argument of the prosecutor was improper…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. The People v. TrefonasIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  2. The People v. NilssonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  3. The People v. HamptonIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. The PEOPLE v. FranceschiniIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  5. The People v. KirkwoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. ScarpelliAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  2. People v. HendersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  3. People v. SebagAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  4. People v. BachmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  5. People v. MorrisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972

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