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People v. Martin

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 28, 1995No. 1-93-0187PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCARIANO

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Eugene Martin, was convicted by a jury of the murder of Byron Jones (Jones) under an accountability theory and was sentenced to a term of 25 years in the custody of the Department of Corrections.

Defendant now appeals claiming that: he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; the voir dire at his trial was inadequately conducted; gang evidence was improperly admitted; the State improperly questioned him regarding the veracity of other witnesses; the prosecution misstated evidence in closing argument; and failure to…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  5. People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. People v. StrainIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  2. People v. EvansAppellate Court of Illinois · 2007
  3. People v. JimenezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
  4. People v. BowmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  5. People v. YoungAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004

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