Legal Opinion
People v. Bilyew
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 23, 1977No. 76-199PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
On June 7, 1974, defendant John William Bilyew was charged by indictment with rape, murder and concealment of the homicidal death of Frances Buckner. Pursuant to a motion by defense counsel four experts were appointed by the court to examine defendant and a competency hearing was held on November 20 and 21,1974. On December 13,1974, the circuit court of Williamson County determined that the defendant was competent to stand trial. Subsequendy the defendant withdrew his pleas of not guilty to each count of the indictment and entered…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Leland v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- The PEOPLE v. BenderIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- People v. McCullumIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. BilyewIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- United States ex rel. Bilyew v. FranzenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States of America Ex Rel. John William Bilyew v. Gayle FranzenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- People v. HancockAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
- United States v. FranzenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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