Legal Opinion
People v. Ridley
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 23, 1990No. 1-87-1188PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE CERDA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a jury trial, the defendant, Carl Ridley, was convicted of committing the offense of residential burglary and was sentenced to a term of eight -years in the Department of Corrections. On appeal, the defendant contends: (1) the identification evidence was insufficient to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the State’s use of the defendant’s pretrial silence deprived him of a fair trial; (3) he was denied due process of law when the prosecution commented on his failure to call witnesses; (4) the State improperly…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Anderson v. CharlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
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3Cited by15 opinions
- People v. WalkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1992
- People v. BerryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- People v. HawkinsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- People v. LashAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- People v. JacksonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
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