Legal Opinion

The People v. Suddeth

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 14, 1940No. 25602. Judgment affirmedPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stone

The January,- 1938, grand jury of Cook county returned an indictment against plaintiff in error, together with Jeffery Gilleas and Russell Grant, charging them with the murder of one William Hendele. They were tried without a jury and found guilty of murder. Plaintiff in error was sentenced to a term of fourteen years in the penitentiary where he has been and is now confined. He sued out this writ of error seeking a reversal of the judgment as to him.

The only error relied upon for reversal is that the evidence does not prove him guilty of the crime of murder beyond a reasonable doubt. There…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brennan v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1854
  2. People v. BarnesIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
  3. Lamb v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  4. The People v. RichieIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  5. People v. GukouskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1911

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. The People v. GolsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
  2. The PEOPLE v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  3. The People v. PierceIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
  4. The People v. WeberIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  5. The PEOPLE v. BarneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1959

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