Legal Opinion

People v. Niewinski

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 21, 1957No. Gen. 46,976PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGE McCORMICK

delivered the opinion of the court.

Joseph Niewinski and Markus Svendsen, police officers of the City of Chicago, were indicted under Section 9 — 92 of the Cities and Villages Act (chap. 24, par. 9 — 92, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953) and tried before a jury and found guilty. They were each fined $500 and removed from their positions as officers and policemen of the city of Chicago. Motions for a new trial and arrest of judgment were overruled, and plaintiffs in error sued out this writ of error to review the judgment of the court.

The matter is submitted to this court on a stipulation…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Akin v. KipleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
  2. Petterson v. City of NapervilleIllinois Supreme Court · 1956
  3. People Ex Rel. Hurley v. GraberIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Groves v. Board of EducationIllinois Supreme Court · 1937
  5. City of Chicago v. People ex rel. ByrneAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Metzger v. DaRosaIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. GillAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
  3. Brown v. Department of CorrectionsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  4. Department of Public Aid v. BrazzielAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  5. Foster v. Civil Service CommissionAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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