Legal Opinion
People v. Lewis
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 15, 1979No. 76-108, 76-199, 76-200 consPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stengel
On September 6, 1973, a disturbance took place at Stateville Penitentiary in which several guards were assaulted and taken hostage and an entire cellblock was held under prisoner control. As a result of the disturbance the Will County grand jury returned indictments against 11 inmates. All 11 prisoners were tried together by a jury in the Circuit Court of Will County, and five were found guilty. The present case involves the appeals of three of the five prisoners who were convicted. James Lewis was found guilty of aggravated battery and a violation of section 3 — 6— 4(a) of the Unified Code…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
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