Legal Opinion

The People v. Bey

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1969No. 39010PublishedCited by 78 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Underwood

Defendant, Ben Bey, seeks reversal of a Cook County circuit court judgment entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of burglary. He was sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years imprisonment to be served concurrently with the sentence imposed in another case.

The indictment upon which this conviction occurred, No. 61-1382, was returned May 12, 1961. It charged that defendant entered the dwelling of Sandra Dragisic on April 30 and stole two purses belonging to Miss Dragisic and Janet Horvath and specifically described the contents of the purses.

On that morning Miss Dragisic and her roommate,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. People v. JenningsIllinois Supreme Court · 1911

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3Cited by78 opinions

  1. People v. CruzIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  2. The PEOPLE v. McMathIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  3. People v. KellasAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People v. CookAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
  5. The PEOPLE v. PerryIllinois Supreme Court · 1971

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