Legal Opinion

The PEOPLE v. Sally

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1959No. 35295PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Klingbiel

Walter Sally, referred to herein as the defendant, was convicted of the crime of murder in the criminal court of Cook County in a trial before the court without a jury and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of life imprisonment. A writ of error has been issued from this court to review the judgment of conviction.

Defendant contends that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, that the trial court erred in immediately overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial, and that there was error in the introduction of certain evidence. The only…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The People v. GambinoIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  2. People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  3. The People v. MarrowIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
  4. People v. DePompeisIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  5. The People v. GolsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1945

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. The People v. JordanIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  2. People v. MackIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  3. The People v. WashingtonIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  4. The PEOPLE v. DillonIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  5. People v. WithersIllinois Supreme Court · 1981

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