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People v. Skozen

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided April 8, 1986No. 84—1494PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE BILANDIC

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Robert Skozen was indicted by a grand jury and charged with two counts of murder and one count of armed robbery. After a bench trial, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment.

On the night of Friday, January 14, 1983, Detective Chris Grogman was assigned to investigate the discovery of human remains at 1437 West Dickens in Chicago. Grogman discovered an upper torso, cut at the navel, with the arms and head removed. The torso was clothed in a shirt and tie. Grogman noticed a hole in the chest area…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. People v. StewartIllinois Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. People v. HoustonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
  2. People v. BehmAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987

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