Legal Opinion

The PEOPLE v. Austin

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 22, 1961No. 35752PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer

The defendant, Willie Austin, was found guilty of the unlawful possession of narcotic drugs after a trial before a judge, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than four nor more than ten years. Upon this writ of error he urges that he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Two Federal narcotics agents, Charles Casey and Gene Looper, testified that they had a warrant for the arrest of the defendant. They saw him get into his car and drive around the block and into an alley, where he parked his car. They followed, placed him under arrest, searched his person and…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. YeargainIllinois Supreme Court · 1954

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ziatz v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1970
  2. People v. Frank WashingtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
  3. The PEOPLE v. HymanIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  4. People v. MarichezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966
  5. People v. Frank WashingtonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1966

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