Legal Opinion

The PEOPLE v. Urbana

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1959No. 35294PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis

The defendant, Sam Urbana, prosecutes this writ of error to reverse the judgment of the criminal court of Cook County finding him guilty of the crime of attempted burglary. He was tried before the court and, after post-trial motions were denied, was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than five years. The errors assigned and argued relate to the propriety of the indictment and the legal sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the judgment of conviction.

Defendant contends that he was indicted under section 1 of division II of the Criminal Code, (Ill. Rev.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. The People v. StantonIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  2. People v. MaffioliIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  3. People v. KiddIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  4. The PEOPLE v. CrenshawIllinois Supreme Court · 1959
  5. The People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. The People v. JohnsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
  2. The PEOPLE v. McGeeIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  3. The PEOPLE v. LymoreIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  4. The People v. PalmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
  5. People v. DavisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

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