Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Davis
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 28, 1968No. 39951PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Klingbiel
We allowed leave to appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief sought by the defendant, Jessie Earl Davis, who alleged that he was tried in absentia in violation of his constitutional right to be present at every stage of the criminal proceeding against him. Ill. Const., art. II, sec. 9; U.S. Const. Amend. VI and XIV.
Petitioner’s forgery trial was originally scheduled for Monday, March 28, i960, but was not actually reached until March 30 because a prior case was tried on March 28 and 29. The record includes a copy of a letter addressed to petitioner, who was free on bond, notifying him…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
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3Cited by66 opinions
- People v. BeanIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. CorreaIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. ParteeIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. MeyerowitzIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- People Ex Rel. Palmer v. TwomeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
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