Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Miller
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided January 24, 1958No. 34284PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam: Following a trial by jury in the circuit court of Hancock County, where the cause was heard on a change of venue from Fulton County, the defendant, Lloyd Eldon Miller, Jr., was convicted of the murder of Janice May, an eight-year-old child, and was sentenced to death. He has sued out this writ of error to review the judgment.
Janice May lived with her parents and two brothers, aged thirteen and fifteen, at the family residence in Canton, Fulton County, Illinois. The parents left the home at approximately 2 35 P.M. on Saturday, November 26, 1955, leaving the children. After a short…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Fikes v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Leyra v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Dowdell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- People v. LettrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
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3Cited by110 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Miller v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- The People v. HairstonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. ShumIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
- The PEOPLE v. HesterIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
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