Legal Opinion

The People v. Flynn

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 22, 1956No. 33620PublishedCited by 83 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Klingbiel

Plaintiffs in error, Homer D. Flynn and James Yoakum, hereinafter referred to as defendants, were indicted in the circuit court of Kane County for the crime of armed robbery. After trial by jury, verdicts were returned finding them guilty as charged, and judgment was entered sentencing Flynn to the penitentiary for a term not less than two nor more than five years, and Yoakum for a term not less than eight nor more than twenty years. Defendants prosecute this writ of error to review the proceedings.

No question is presented concerning the sufficiency of the evidence, and it need not be related…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Ottawa, Oswego & Fox River Valley R. R. v. McMathIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
  2. Bartholomew v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  3. The People v. JankowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  4. The People v. HalkensIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
  5. The People v. CohenIllinois Supreme Court · 1933

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3Cited by83 opinions

  1. People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
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  4. People v. FrieslandIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  5. The People v. BeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1969

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