Legal Opinion

People v. Blewett

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 24, 1973No. 58035PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McGLOON

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing a supplementary petition for a post-conviction hearing. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq. ) On appeal petitioner raises five issues: (1) Whether the differences in testimony of a prosecution witness at a prior mistrial and at trial of this cause constituted a knowing use of false testimony by the prosecution; (2) Whether the identification of the petitioner at trial was so suggestive as to violate due process; (3) Whether the trial judge’s refusal to consider the sentences of the other defendants in…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. The People v. BlumenshineIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. MorrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  5. The PEOPLE v. AshleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. LoganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  2. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
  3. People v. WillisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  4. People v. LoganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976

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