Legal Opinion

People v. Ferguson

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 30, 1988No. 2-85-0312PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Inglis

Defendant, Dennis Ferguson, appeals from convictions on five counts of murder and one count each of armed robbery, deviate sexual assault, and home invasion. Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for natural life on one of the murder convictions, and to concurrent terms of 30 years each on his convictions for armed robbery, deviate sexual assault, and home invasion. Although defendant raises seven issues on appeal, our disposition rests on the resolution of defendant’s allegation that the trial court erred in admitting expert testimony on a scientific process that has not been generally…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. People v. TaylorIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  3. People v. JordanIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. State v. BullardSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  5. People v. BaynesIllinois Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Stephen Buckley v. J. Michael FitzsimmonsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  3. O'CONNER v. Commonwealth Edison Co.District Court, C.D. Illinois · 1992
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  5. People v. MontgomeryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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