Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Weger
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 28, 1962No. 36701PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hershey
On March 14, i960, three women were killed in Starved Rock .State Park. On November 18, i960, the LaSalle County grand jury returned three separate indictments, each charging the defendant, Chester Weger, with the murder of one of the women. He was tried on the indictment that charged him with the murder of Lillian Getting, was found guilty by the jury, and was sentenced to the penitential for a term of life imprisonment. A writ of error has been issued to review the judgment of conviction.
The defendant’s principal contention is that his constitutional rights were violated when the trial…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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