Legal Opinion

People v. Medley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 6, 1983No. 4-82-0043PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Mills

The facts in this case are singularly odious and repulsive.

Four acts of rape, two anal assaults, and four acts of fellatio — all committed on a young housewife by two home invaders.

A jury found Medley guilty of rape, home invasion, and burglary, and he received concurrent sentences of 45-45-7 years.

We affirm.

In the early hours of a hot June morning, a husband, his wife, their infant son and nine-year-old niece were asleep in their home in Springfield. The husband was awakened by the sound of the screen door opening. When he went to investigate, he saw a man standing over his niece who was…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. WhitlowIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  2. People v. WarshipIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. KellasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. The PEOPLE v. ZepedaIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  5. People v. BonziAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. ParteeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  2. People v. KokoraleisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  3. People v. MazarAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  4. People v. RedmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  5. People v. WilderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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