Legal Opinion

People v. Yancy

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 29, 2005No. 1-04-2605PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Greiman

Following a bench trial, defendant Danny Yancy was convicted of aggravated robbery. He was sentenced to eight years in prison for his aggravated robbery conviction and five years in prison for violating his probation. The court ordered defendant’s sentences to run concurrently. On appeal, defendant contends: (1) that the trial court committed reversible error in admitting hearsay evidence that the quality assurance department agreed with the testifying forensic scientist’s conclusion that fingerprints found at the scene of the crime matched defendant’s; (2) that the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  3. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. People v. LigonAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  2. People v. SullivanAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
  3. People v. ShawAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  4. People v. BaileyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  5. In re Jovan A.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2014

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