Legal Opinion
People v. Holmes
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 28, 1976No. 61022PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JOHNSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Anthony Holmes was arrested on May 28, 1973, and charged with murder. On September 27, 1973, a preliminary hearing was held before The Honorable Maurice Pompey and a finding of no probable cause was entered. Nevertheless, the defendant alone was later indicted for murder and conspiracy and, after a bench trial, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 to 75 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.
The State’s evidence consisted of a confession by the accused in which he related the events leading up to and culminating with…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Opper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Smith v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Warszower v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- People v. LuederIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
- Bergen v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1856
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3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. HolmesIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
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