Legal Opinion
People v. Mills
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided July 22, 1968No. Gen. 51,759PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN
delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant, Matthew Mills, was indicted on the charge of knowingly possessing heroin in violation of chapter 38, section 22-3 of the Illinois Revised Statutes (1963). The cause was submitted to the trial court after the defendant had waived a jury trial. The trial judge found the defendant guilty as charged, and having denied defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, sentenced the defendant to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than three (3) and not more than eight (8) years. The…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Henry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- The People v. BernetteIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
- The People v. WatkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- People v. BattisteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- People v. CogwellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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