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People v. Kircher

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1923No. 15480PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

Fred Wells was shot and killed a few minutes after five o’clock on the morning of December 3, 1921. Arthur Kircher was indicted for the murder by the grand jury of Peoria county, and upon a trial at the April term, 1922, was found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for fourteen years. He has sued out a writ of error to reverse the judgment.

The deceased was a special officer employed by the Chicago, Burlington and 'Quincy Railroad Company to guard the freight cars and property of the company in the railroad yards at Peoria. He was seen about 12:3o A. M. on December 3,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. People v. KlyczekIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  3. Eskridge v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1854
  4. State v. RedSupreme Court of Iowa · 1880
  5. State v. FeltesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. MintonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. The People v. StantonIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  3. People v. AguilarAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
  4. The People v. ManskeIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  5. State v. GibsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1938

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