Legal Opinion
People v. Canada
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 10, 1967No. Gen. 50,344PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ENGLISH
delivered the opinion of the court.
Defendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. However, the conviction was reversed and remanded for failure of the trial court to instruct the jury on manslaughter. People v. Canada, 26 Ill2d 491, 187 NE2d 243. On September 12, 1963, a second jury found defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter and the court sentenced him to a term of six to twelve years. Defendant appealed to the Supreme Court which transferred the case here.
Defendant and William Cunningham, deceased, both resided in a rooming house…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- The People v. PolandIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
- The People v. HartgravesIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by23 opinions
- People v. GlantonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975
- People v. GreenAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- People v. MontagueAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- In Re Estate of GubalaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
- People v. TaylorAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
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