Legal Opinion

The PEOPLE v. Setzke

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 22, 1961No. 35862PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Klingbiel

By indictments in the criminal court of Cook County, Richard T. Setzke was charged with armed robbery and burglary. He was tried before the court without a jury, found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for concurrent terms of not less than one year nor more than five. He brings the record here for review by writ of error, contending that the evidence was insufficient and that he was unduly limited in his efforts to show the extent of the bitter feeling toward him on the part of the complaining witness.

The evidence on behalf of the prosecution showed that about 1:30 A.M. on December 21,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. WheelerIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  2. People v. LamphearIllinois Supreme Court · 1955

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. The People v. SpeckIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
  2. The PEOPLE v. CatlettIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. BoldenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. People v. ReedAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

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