Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Shrum
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1957No. 34344PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer
In 1947 Burel Shrum pleaded guilty to an indictment that charged him with murder. Upon his plea he was adjudged guilty, and after a hearing in mitigation and aggravation he was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 199 years.
On this writ of error to review the judgment of conviction he first contends that the sentence of 199 years is not authorized by law. The statute, however, has long been interpreted otherwise, (People v. Pace, 362 Ill. 224; People v. Rucker, 364 Ill. 371; People v. Touhy, 9 Ill.2d 462,) and the General Assembly has not acted to correct that interpretation.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- De Meerleer v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Gannon v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- People v. CorderIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
- The People v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1938
- The People v. PaceIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. LottIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- The People v. WakelandIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- People v. GrigsbyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- People Ex Rel. Kubala v. KinneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
- People v. GardnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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