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People v. Adams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 27, 1974No. 56947-8 consPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE HAYES

delivered the opinion of the court:

Indictment No. 71-640 charged Maurice Ferguson and Samuel Adams with the murder and armed robbery of Jimmy Gholson. After a hearing before a jury, both defendants were found guilty of armed robbery, but not guilty of murder. Both defendants received sentences of 8 to 14 years in the penitentiary.

At trial, eye-witness Eddie Caldwell testified for the State that, shortly after 12:30 A.M. on 11 October 1970, Jimmy Gholson and he were standing on a Chicago Transit Authority rapid-transit platform at the Kedzie Avenue Station on the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. The People v. NilssonIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  2. The People v. MartinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  3. People v. MaffioliIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
  4. People v. HudsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972
  5. People v. KillebrewIllinois Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. BuchananAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  2. People v. BunchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1987
  3. People v. ByrdAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  4. People v. CampbellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
  5. People v. MitchellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1975

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