Legal Opinion
People v. Ortiz
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 15, 1974No. 56006, 58785 consPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE McNAMARA
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant was charged with robbery. After a bench trial, he was found guilty of that charge and sentenced to a term of 2 to 10 years. During the pendency of his appeal to this court, he filed a post-conviction petition in the trial court, which was dismissed without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant has also appealed that order of dismissal, and we have granted his motion to consolidate the two appeals.
Defendant’s brief makes no distinction between the direct appeal from his conviction and the appeal from the order dismissing…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- The People v. BlumenshineIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
- Limmie West, III v. State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Vincent E. Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MurrayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
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