PEOPLE v. HASTING

No. 77-262.

56 Ill. App.3d 724 (1978)

372 N.E.2d 702

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM HASTING, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed February 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Mark W. Burkhalter, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Fred R. Odendahl, State's Attorney, of Monmouth (James E. Hinterlong, of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE STENGEL delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Warren County, defendant William Hastings was convicted of unlawful delivery of from 30 to 500 grams of cannabis and sentenced to a term of 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 years in prison. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 56 1/2, par. 705(d).) On appeal defendant contends the prosecutor's comment on his failure to testify violated his right against self...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases