Griffin v. Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
The petitioners Griffin and Crenshaw were tried together and convicted of armed robbery in the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois. Immediately after their conviction they filed a motion in the trial court asking that a certified copy of the entire record, including a stenographic transcript of the proceedings, be furnished them without cost.
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The petitioners Griffin and Crenshaw were tried together and convicted of armed robbery in the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois. Immediately after their conviction they filed a motion in the trial court asking that a certified copy of the entire record, including a stenographic transcript of the proceedings, be furnished them without cost. They alleged that they were “poor persons with no means of paying the necessary fees to acquire the Transcript and Court Records needed to prosecute an appeal. . . .” These allegations were not denied. Under Illinois law in order to get full direct…
1Opinion of the Court
351 U.S. 12 (1956)
GRIFFIN ET AL.
v.
ILLINOIS.
No. 95.
Supreme Court of United States.
Argued December 7, 1955.
Decided April 23, 1956.
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS.
Charles A. Horsky, acting under appointment by the Court, 349 U. S. 949, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioners.
William C. Wines, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Latham Castle, Attorney General.
2Judgment of the CourtJustice Black
Illinois law provides that "Writs of error in all criminal cases are writs of right and shall be issued of course."[1] The question presented here is…
Also in this document: Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.
3Cases cited43 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Palko v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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