Legal Opinion

People v. Taylor

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided July 31, 1981No. 80-1273PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mejda

Defendants, Kelvin Taylor and Delores Fenner, were tried by a jury and found guilty of armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2.) Taylor was sentenced to a term of 6 to 9 years and Fenner to a term of 4 years to 4 years and one day.

On appeal, defendants contend that: (1) the admission of their pretrial and in-court identification denied them due process of law; (2) it was an abuse of discretion to deny the jury’s request to review the testimony; and (3) they were not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

Prior to trial Taylor filed a motion to suppress in-court…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. People v. ManionIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. AkisIllinois Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. SharpMontana Supreme Court · 1985
  2. People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  3. People v. FrisbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  4. People v. ShelbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. People v. TansilAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985

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