Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Cox
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1957No. 34353PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice; Daily
delivered the opinion of the court:
Walter Cox, to whom we shall refer as defendant, was found guilty of murder after a trial by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to serve 14 years in the Illinois State Reformatory. Five years later, in 1955, his petition seeking relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act was dismissed after a hearing on the merits. To review that judgment of dismissal we have allowed a writ of error and have appointed counsel to represent the defendant in this court.
The facts are not in serious dispute. At the time of arraignment…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- People v. MorrisIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- People v. TomaselliNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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