Legal Opinion

People v. Langston

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 30, 1981No. 79-482PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE KASSERMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kenneth J. Langston, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court of Jackson County for the offenses of burglary and felony theft and sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 43á years for burglary and three years for theft. Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: 1) whether the trial court erred in restricting defendant’s cross-examination; 2) whether the jury was improperly instructed that it could infer defendant’s guilt on the burglary charge based upon his possession of items taken in the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. County Court of Ulster Cty. v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People v. MonroeIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  3. People v. HousbyIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  4. People v. OwensIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  5. People v. ScarpelliAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. GartnerNebraska Supreme Court · 2002
  2. People v. RossAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
  3. People v. J.P.J.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  4. People v. MooreAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. People v. JosephineAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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