Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Ackerson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 29, 1967No. 40122PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kluczynski
Defendant, Richard Raymond Ackerson, was convicted of burglary in a jury trial in Lee County, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 15 years. He appeals from this conviction, contending that his confession was obtained by constitutionally impermissible means and that the State failed to prove allegations in the “information” beyond a reasonable doubt.
On the night of August 7 or the early morning of August 8, 1965, the Lee County Grain Association located at Lee Center, Lee County, was burglarized. A safe, its contents and some tools used as display…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- The PEOPLE v. SpencerIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
- People v. Lawrence DayIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by12 opinions
- The People v. DailyIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- The PEOPLE v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- The PEOPLE v. UnderhillIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- The PEOPLE v. WorleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- People v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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