[DOWNLOAD] "People v. Gomez" by Illinois Appellate Court — First District (5Th Division) Judgment Affirmed * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Gomez
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — First District (5Th Division) Judgment Affirmed
- Release Date : January 11, 1982
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 9-1) and was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. On appeal he assigns numerous errors to the trial proceedings and contends that (1) the trial courts admission of testimony about his arrest for an unrelated crime denied him due process; (2) the court erred in ruling that defendant could not testify about a conversation he had with a friend who allegedly told defendant about threats on defendants life; (3) the trial court committed reversible error by restricting defense counsels cross-examination of defendants ex-girlfriend; (4) the State improperly commented about defendants refusal to make a statement following his arrest; and (5) the State made improper comments during cross-examination and closing argument. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.