Legal Opinion

The People v. Rogers

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 1959No. 34969PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice House

James Rogers and Thomas Biggers were jointly indicted for the crime of larceny and were tried by jury in the circuit court of Macon County. Biggers was found not guilty and Rogers was found guilty. Rogers has obtained a writ of error from this court to review the judgment of conviction. The brief filed by plaintiff in error, herein called defendant, contains ten separate assignments of error, many of which are repetitious and may be summarized as follows: that the evidence was insufficient to establish his guilt; that evidence was improperly admitted; that the court erred in giving and…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. The People v. HerbertIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
  2. People v. BennettIllinois Supreme Court · 1954
  3. People v. LeMorteIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
  4. People v. WeismanIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
  5. People v. MeyersIllinois Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. People v. HobleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. StockIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. MertensAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
  4. People v. TomaszekAppellate Court of Illinois · 1964
  5. People v. RohwedderAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967

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