Glennon v. Britton
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the circuit court of Cook county, upon the verified petition of R. S. Britton, appellee, praying the issuance of a writ of certiorari, as at common law, to bring before said court, 'for the purpose of determining the legality thereof, certain proceedings under division 8 of the Criminal Code, had before E. T. Glennon, a justice of the peace of the town of South…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. S. P. McConnell, Judge, presiding. This was a proceeding in the circuit court of Cook county, upon the verified petition of R. S. Britton, appellee, praying the issuance of a writ of certiorari, as at common law, to bring before said court, 'for the purpose of determining the legality thereof, certain proceedings under division 8 of the Criminal Code, had before E. T. Glennon, a justice of the peace of the town of South Chicago. The writ was awarded, and the case came on for final hearing upon the petition, and the return of the justice…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Phillips
court:
In this case a common law writ of certiorari was directed to appellant, a justice of the peace in and for the town of South Chicago, commanding him to certify and bring into the circuit court of Cook county the record of the proceedings in and about a search warrant which was issued by him in respect of premises known as 2700 State street, in the city of Chicago, upon a complaint made under division 8 of the Criminal Code, and to do and receive what the court should order in connection therewith, etc.
The office of the common law writ of certiorari is to bring before the court the…
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