Legal Opinion

People v. Wills

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 13, 1987No. 86-0035PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

Defendant, Wilfred Lee Wills, was convicted of aggravated assault following a jury trial in McHenry County. On appeal, defendant contends that his right to a speedy trial was denied, he was denied a fair trial on account of the individual or cumulative effect of several errors occurring during trial, and he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

On March 16, 1984, Wilfred Wills was charged with committing aggravated assault and possessing a firearm without a firearm owner’s identification card. The charges stemmed from an incident occurring on January 9, 1984, in which…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. People v. WhitlowIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. People v. QueenIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  5. People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. People v. PaschIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. CraneIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Halleck v. Coastal Building Maintenance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  4. People v. ManleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. People v. KaczmarekIllinois Supreme Court · 2003

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