Legal Opinion

People v. Nicks

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 21, 1974No. 12046PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Simkins

Defendant, Cedric Nicks, appeals from three judgments entered on three jury verdicts finding him guilty of three counts of armed robbery and from a sentence imposed of 10 to 30 years to be served consecutively to a prior armed robbery sentence. Defendant raises the following issues: (1) Whether the trial court abused its discretion in not ordering a competency hearing, (2) Whether defendant was proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, (3) Whether the trial judge erred in implying that defendant had been charged with prior criminal offenses, (4) Whether only one judgment'should have been…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. LeggettAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
  2. The PEOPLE v. PridgenIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  3. The PEOPLE v. BenderIllinois Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. People v. WakefordMichigan Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Williams v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Commonwealth v. LeviaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Borchardt v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  5. Jordan v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1986

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