Legal Opinion

The People v. Wooten

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 23, 1946No. 29084. Judgment in circuit court No. 2132 affirmed; judgments in circuit court Nos. 2134 and 2135 reversedPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilson

June 15, 1927, the defendant, Fred Wooten, together with nine other persons, was indicted in the circuit court of Williamson county on three separate charges. In case No. 2132, he was charged with the murder of Ethel Price; in No. 2134, with conspiracy to murder Ethel Price, and in No. 2135, with conspiracy to murder Lory L. Price. He pleaded guilty to the charges contained in the three indictments and, on January 7, 1929, was sentenced to the penitentiary in Nos. 2134 and 2135 to terms of imprisonment for fifty-seven years each and, on January 8, 1929, in No. 2132, for life. In No. 2135, the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. The People v. MontanaIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
  2. The People v. LantzIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
  3. People Ex Rel. Clancy v. GraydonIllinois Supreme Court · 1928
  4. The People v. DeckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
  5. The People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1943

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. VraniakIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  2. People v. PearsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. The People v. RohdeIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Dennis E. v. O'MalleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  5. People v. DennisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1948

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