Legal Opinion
People v. Rambo
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 16, 1970No. Gen. 53,712PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE DEMPSEY
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant, Dennis Rambo, after a trial without a jury was found guilty of murder and sentenced to the Illinois Youth Commission for a term of fourteen years to fourteen years and a day. One of his contentions on appeal is that he did not expressly and understandingly waive his constitutional right to be tried by a jury. Because of our decision on this point, the facts surrounding the homicide become immaterial and the other errors advanced as reason for reversal need not be considered.
Preliminary to the trial, the following…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- The People v. ClarkIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by19 opinions
- People v. TurnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- People v. ShawAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
- People v. LosacanoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- People v. RosenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
- People v. KilfoyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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