Legal Opinion
People v. Joyner
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 28, 1972No. 43029PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
The defendants, Chris Joyner and J. T. Thomas, were indicted for the murders of Anthony Seyl and James C. Starr. They were tried in the circuit court of Cook County and the jury found them guilty of the murder of Starr and not guilty as to Seyl. They were sentenced to the State Penitentiary for a term of not less than 30 nor more than 60 years.
At about 4:00 A.M., on August 22, 1968, the defendants and three other persons were leaving a drive-in restaurant in a car driven by Joyner. At that time, another car, driven by Starr, in which Seyl was a passenger, was entering the parking lot in the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Cooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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