Legal Opinion

People v. Sanders

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 19, 1972No. 54035PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burman

Defendant, Earnest Sanders, was charged in an indictment with the offense of armed robbery. A pre-trial motion to suppress the identification testimony of the victim was heard and denied. After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of robbery in violation of Chapter 38, Section 18 — 1, Illinois Revised Statutes (1967) and sentenced to not less than four nor more than ten years in the penitentiary.

On appeal, he contends that (1) the identification procedures used were so impermissibly suggestive as to lead to mistaken identification; (2) the show-up process violated defendant’s right to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. The People v. BlumenshineIllinois Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. AshfordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  2. People v. EllisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  3. People v. AgeeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. People v. LewisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  5. People v. HatcherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

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