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The People v. Williams

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 1966No. 39515, 39524 consPublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice House

Marvin Williams was indicted along with Samuel Jones, Johnnie Walker, Robert House, David Sanders and Samuel Lacey in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of rape. In a joint bench trial all of the defendants were found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary. Williams, who was sentenced to the penitentiary for 15 years, filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, pars. 122 — 1 et seq.) His appeal from a dismissal of this petition has been consolidated for review with his writ of error.

The complaining witness testified that about 10 :00…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  5. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. The People v. NovotnyIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  2. People v. DegraffenreidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. The People v. FordIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  4. People v. BowmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  5. County of McLean v. Kickapoo Creek, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1972

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