Legal Opinion

People v. Silva

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 18, 1950No. 31353PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Thompson

delivered theppimon of the court:

Plaintiff in error, Lupe Silva, was indicted and tried in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of forcible rape. He entered a plea of not guilty and was tried before the court after a jury trial had been waived. He was found guilty as charged in the indictment and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten years. Motion for a new trial was overruled and plaintiff in error was sentenced accordingly.

It is contended the judgment is against the manifest weight of the evidence, and he urges the testimony of the prosecutrix is not corroborated and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. The People v. DefratesIllinois Supreme Court · 1946
  2. The People v. KazmierczykIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  3. The People v. VaughnIllinois Supreme Court · 1945
  4. The People v. ScialesIllinois Supreme Court · 1931
  5. The People v. GlasserIllinois Supreme Court · 1929

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. The People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
  2. People v. MackIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  3. People v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  4. The PEOPLE v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  5. State v. DizonHawaii Supreme Court · 1964

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