Illinois Supreme Court· 12/4/1981

People v. Withers

Citations

429 N.E.2d 853
87 Ill. 2d 224
57 Ill. Dec. 736
1981 Ill. LEXIS 392

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reasoning that oral argument on a directed verdict motion was not required because the ground for the motion has already been set out in the statute authorizing the motion
a court may enter a directed verdict where “the evidence is insufficient to support a finding or verdict of guilty”
no constitutional right to present oral argument in support of motion for directed verdict
no constitutional right to present oral argument in support of motion for directed verdict
no constitutional right to argue a motion for a directed verdict

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Judges: Ward

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