Legal Opinion

People v. Wright

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1919No. 12536PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Champaign county; the Hon. Franklin H. Boggs, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Carter

Plaintiff in error, Ralph Wright, was indicted, tried and convicted by a jury in the circuit court of Champaign county on the charge of grand larceny. Judgment was entered on the verdict and he was sentenced by the court to an indeterminate sentence in the State penitentiary. This writ of error has been sued out to review the judgment of the circuit court.

Plaintiff in error, a man thirty-five years of age, resided in Tolono, Illinois, in July, 1918, with his family. On the night of July 12 a Ford automobile was stolen from a corn-crib garage on the farm of Fred Stevens. The machine belonged-…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Bartholomew v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
  2. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Lathrop v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1902
  4. Wilder v. GreenleeIllinois Supreme Court · 1868

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. People v. HughesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
  2. Bruce v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1927
  3. Swiney v. MillerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1929

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