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People v. Flax

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 22, 1986No. 85-0701PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINLAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Barry Flax, was charged by a multicount indictment with the offenses of attempted murder, armed violence and aggravated battery. The defendant claimed at trial that he shot the victims, Roy Reynolds, and Chicago police officers Thomas Bolling and John Ryan in self-defense. The jury found the defendant guilty of attempted murder, armed violence and aggravated battery with respect to the Reynolds and Bolling shootings but acquitted him on all charges relating to the Ryan shooting. The court denied the defendant’s motion…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. People v. La PointeIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. The People v. WeinsteinIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  5. People v. LynchIllinois Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. MitchellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  2. People v. LewisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  3. People v. BatinichAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  4. People v. BlountAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. People v. FloreyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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