Legal Opinion
People Ex Rel. Barrett v. Dixon
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 19, 1944No. 27990. Writ awardedPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thompson
The People ex rel. George F. Barrett, Attorney General, filed an original petition in this court, praying for the issuance of a writ of mandamus commanding George C. Dixon, judge of the circuit court of Lee county, to expunge from the records of that court his order entered upon a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, discharging Wayne Youngs from the custody of Joseph E. Ragen, warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch. Respondent judge of said court has filed a motion to dismiss which is treated by this court as a demurrer to the petition. An order was also entered by this…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Ker v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Anderson v. CorallSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Zerbst v. KidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mahon v. JusticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Ker v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by28 opinions
- The People Ex Rel. Castle v. SpiveyIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- United States Ex Rel. Howard v. RagenDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1945
- OVERLADE, WARDEN, ETC. v. WellsIndiana Supreme Court · 1955
- People Ex Rel. Bowman v. WoodsIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- People Ex Rel. Hesley v. RagenIllinois Supreme Court · 1947
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