Legal Opinion
People v. Jones
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 25, 1970No. Gen. 68-36PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEberspacher, J.
Appeal from conviction of murder and armed robbery in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County. A jury rendered a verdict against the defendant, LaCarttle Jones, finding him guilty of murder and armed robbery. The court imposed a sentence of 199 to 200 years on the murder charge and 50 to 75 years on the armed robbery, the sentences to run concurrently.
The State produced the following evidence:
Soon after midnight on July 30, 1966, defendant and one later identified as John Patterson walked into the Skylark Liquor Store in East St. Louis operated by Mr. and Mrs. Skrabacz. Defendant produced a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- The People v. SpeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- The People v. OstrandIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. HurleyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- People v. KentAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
- People v. BoltonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- People v. FordAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- People v. StufflebeanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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