Legal Opinion

People v. Tucker

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 19, 1969No. Gen. 51,884PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ADESKO

delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Eugene E. Tucker, was convicted of armed robbery of $213, and sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of 5 to 15 years. On appeal he claims that the identification by the sole eyewitness was not positive; that the lineup in which he appeared violated his right to due process of law; that evidence of another crime was admitted, which was highly prejudicial to him; and that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

On November 15, 1963, at about 7:20 p. m., Mrs. Mary Seaman, a part-time clerk at a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. The People v. TranowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  4. The People v. SolomonIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  5. The PEOPLE v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. CarruthersAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  2. People v. PetersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  3. People v. BoltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
  4. People v. GoodmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  5. People v. HayesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973

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