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The PEOPLE v. Tate

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 18, 1964No. 36481, 36566, ConsPublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer

Emmett Tate, Marshall Tate, Hosie Laws, Willie Laws and Odelia Gardner were jointly indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder of David Thomas. Hosie Laws pleaded guilty, and the cases of Willie Laws and Odelia Gardner were severed for trial. Marshall Tate and Emmett Tate were tried together before a jury, and were found guilty. Each was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of fourteen years and each has prosecuted a writ of error to review his conviction. The cases have been consolidated in this court.

The defendants urge that they were not proved guilty beyond a…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Fiswick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. The People v. MosesIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  3. The People v. TunstallIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  4. United States v. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
  5. People v. BuckminsterIllinois Supreme Court · 1916

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. People v. ChupichIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  2. People v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  3. The People v. MyersIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
  4. The People v. LeflerIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  5. People v. RileyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978

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