Legal Opinion
People v. Cain
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1988No. 4-87-0452PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN
delivered the opinion of the court:
On May 19, 1987, following a jury trial in the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant Luther Cain was convicted of murder but was acquitted of two counts of armed robbery. He was subsequently sentenced to an extended 80-year term of imprisonment. On appeal, defendant maintains (1) he was denied his right to self-representation; (2) the trial court improperly denied his motion to dismiss based on denial of a speedy trial; (3) the results of electrophoresis testing of evidence were improperly admitted; (4) a wallet taken from his…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Illinois v. LafayetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. SaldivarIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. ReimoldsIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Luther Cain v. Howard Peters and Roland BurrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- People v. RuddCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
- People v. RohlfsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006
- People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
- People v. RohlfsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2006