Legal Opinion

People v. Sangster

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 22, 1981No. 16391PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE TRAPP

delivered the opinion of the court:

The jury found the defendant accountable for murder, armed robbery, and aggravated kidnapping, and the trial judge sentenced him to consecutive terms of 40, 30, and 15 years respectively. On appeal the defendant argues that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction, that prejudicial evidence, a letter, was admitted, that the prosecutor made improper comments during closing arguments, and that the imposition of consecutive rather than concurrent prison terms was incorrect. We affirm the convictions and find no error…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. People v. MonroeIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
  2. People v. ConoverIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  3. The People v. MyersIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  4. People v. LutzIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  5. People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. People v. DaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
  2. People v. WhiteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  3. People v. KrankelAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
  4. People v. SangsterIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  5. People v. EdwardsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982

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