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People v. McCorry

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 30, 1972No. 42250PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski

Steve McCorry and Thomas Holiday were convicted of murder in a Cook County circuit court jury trial. Each received a sentence of 75 to 100 years in the penitentiary. Defendant McCorry brings this separate appeal alleging that: (1) the pretrial identification procedure devised by police was grossly suggestive and conducive to misidentification, thereby depriving him of due process of law; (2) numerous prejudicial trial errors were committed; and (3) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

A substantial portion of the facts are recited in the Hobday appeal (People v. Holiday (1970),…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. The People v. SpeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  4. The People v. TrefonasIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  5. The People v. BlumenshineIllinois Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. People v. CarlsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. NewburyIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Kochan v. Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. People v. SpearsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. People v. SmithAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974

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