Legal Opinion
People v. Dorff
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 25, 1979No. 78-296PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stengel
On September 10, 1977, defendant was charged by information with rape, aggravated battery and attempt murder. After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of La Salle County, defendant was found guilty of rape and aggravated battery, but was acquitted on the attempt charge. Defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 8 to 24 years on the rape conviction and 3 to 9 years on the aggravated battery conviction.
Because of the nature of the issues presented on review, we can omit a detailed account of the facts comprising the crimes charged. The evidence was sufficient to establish that on September…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Beazell v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Thompson v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Mallett v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Orlicki v. McCarthyIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. CornesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- John Stephan Parisie v. J.W. Greer, Warden, Menard Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Commonwealth v. EdgerlyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- People v. FullerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- People v. HartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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