Legal Opinion
The People v. Carpenter
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 20, 1957No. 34152PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam :
After trial in the criminal court of Cook County, a jury found the defendant, Richard Daniel Carpenter, guilty of murder and fixed his punishment at death. Execution has been stayed pending writ of error proceedings in this court.
The sole defense to the crime alleged, the murder of a Chicago police officer, was insanity; and the defendant’s principal assignment of error is that the trial court erroneously instructed the jury on this issue.
It is asserted that the court committed reversible error in giving, at the State’s request, the following instructions:
No. 17: “The Court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- State v. PikeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1870
- People v. LowhoneIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. LucasSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- The People v. MyersIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
- Commonwealth v. WoodhouseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1960
- State v. AndrewsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1960
- The People v. Le MayIllinois Supreme Court · 1966
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