Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Preis
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 1963No. 37163PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hershey
The defendant was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for assault with intent to murder and assault with a deadly weapon. After a trial without a jury she was found guilty on the charge of assault with intent to murder and was sentenced to serve one to two years in the State Reformatory for Women. The defendant’s sole contention here is that she was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
From October, 1958, to February, 1959, the defendant was represented by George Stansell, an attorney, in several actions including a suit for the partition of certain real estate owned by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The People v. MartishuisIllinois Supreme Court · 1935
- The People v. DownenIllinois Supreme Court · 1940
- The People v. HenryIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
- People v. DudgeonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1950
3Cited by16 opinions
- Cindy Abbott v. Sangamon CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
- United States v. Andrew L. HunnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Steven GanterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- State v. WorreySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- People v. FloydAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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