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The PEOPLE v. Hester

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1968No. 39588PublishedCited by 218 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Underwood

The defendant, Lee Arthur Hester, age 14, was found guilty of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County and sentenced to a term of 55 years imprisonment. In this direct appeal the defendant claims 18 instances of reversible error occurred in these proceedings.

About 4:00 P.M., on April 20, 1961, the body of Josephine Keane, a teacher at the Lewis-Champlin Elementary School of Chicago, was discovered in the first floor book-room of the school. Mrs. Keane had been stabbed repeatedly in the side and chest. Her body was found lying face up with her skirt pushed up over the hips. The…

2Cases cited65 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  4. Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  5. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. HaydenSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by218 opinions

  1. People v. PrimIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
  2. People v. MurphyIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
  3. The People v. NichollsIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
  4. People v. GacyIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  5. People v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1992

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