Legal Opinion

People v. Mosley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 20, 1971No. 70-12PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott

Andora Mosley was charged with the crime of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs and after trial by jury was found guilty and sentenced to a term of not less than two nor more than ten years in the penitentiary.

During the trial of the defendant evidence was adduced which disclosed that two bags of freshly picked marijuana were discovered by police officers in the trunk of an automobile occupied by the defendant and John Davis, its driver and owner. The officers had earlier received a radio dispatch that two men were picking marijuana on a state line road which was in fact a dead end county…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. The PEOPLE v. NettlesIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  2. The PEOPLE v. EmbryIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
  3. The People v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  4. The People v. BoydIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  5. The People v. PughIllinois Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Corrao v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
  2. Feltes v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  3. People v. DrakeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  4. People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  5. People v. HansonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

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