Legal Opinion

The PEOPLE v. Fiorito

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 31, 1960No. 35474PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis

Separate indictments, filed in the criminal court of Cook County, charged the defendant, Carl Fiorito, with the crimes of robbery and receiving stolen property. He waived jury trial and by stipulation the cases were consolidated for trial before the court. He was found not guilty of robbery, but was found guilty of receiving stolen property and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than four nor more than six years.

Defendant urges that the trial court erred in its denial of a petition to suppress certain evidence and its refusal to quash a search warrant. He contends that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  4. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. People v. DolginIllinois Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. People v. FreeIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  2. People v. ClayIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. LippertIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  4. People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
  5. People v. WrightIllinois Supreme Court · 1974

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