Legal Opinion
People v. Camel
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 27, 1974No. 45925PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski
Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Champaign County in March 1971, defendant, Steven Arthur Camel, was convicted of rape and aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 10 to 25 years in the penitentiary. His convictions were affirmed by the appellate court (People v. Camel, 10 Ill. App. 3d 1022), and we granted leave to appeal. Defendant asserts that numerous errors occurred during the preliminary hearing and in the trial.
On March 17, 1970, following her usual custom, the 16-year-old victim of these crimes, left her home about 8 a.m. to walk to the home of a…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by25 opinions
- People v. McDonaldIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Commonwealth v. BarnettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- People v. BoyceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- People v. DeesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- People v. HoodIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.