Legal Opinion
People v. Pope
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 15, 1996No. 4-95-0021PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Steigmann
A jury found defendant, Kerry L. Pope, guilty of one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(a)(2) (West 1992)) and one count of aggravated battery of a child (720 ILCS 5/12— 4.3(a) (West 1992)), for which he was sentenced to consecutive terms of 60 years’ and 30 years’ imprisonment, respectively.
Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred by admitting deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence because the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification-based procedures for DNA identification are not generally accepted in the scientific community; and (2) the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. RussellWashington Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. HudsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
- Spencer v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1990
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3Cited by58 opinions
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