Legal Opinion
People v. Mathey
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 16, 1983No. 57731, 57765 consPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
In each of two criminal cases, the defendant was charged with possession of marijuana under a section of the Cannabis Control Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 56½, pars. 704(d), 705(d)). In both cases, the same trial judge in the circuit court of Cook County held section 10 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 56½, par. 710) to be unconstitutional.
On February 5, 1982, Matt Mathey, the defendant in cause No. 57731, landed at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, after returning from Jamaica. Upon arriving, a search of his person was conducted by United States Customs officers.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Skinner v. Oklahoma Ex Rel. WilliamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Eisenstadt v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. AntelopeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- The People v. McCabeIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- People v. BoswellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1985
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- Marriage of Blaisdell v. BlaisdellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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