Legal Opinion

People v. Bynum

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided February 4, 1994No. 1-92-1176PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Giannis

Defendant Richard Bynum was charged on June 27, 1991, by information with possession of 10 grams or less of a controlled substance. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 561/2, par. 1402(c).) After trial by jury, defendant was found guilty. Following the denial of defendant’s post-trial motion, defendant was sentenced to a prison term of six years. Notice of appeal was timely filed, and we have jurisdiction under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 603 (134 Ill. 2d R. 603).

Defendant raises the following issues for review: (1) whether his lawyer’s failure to file a motion to quash his arrest deprived him of a…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Luce v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  4. People v. DeLunaAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  5. People v. RaneyAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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