Legal Opinion

People v. Thomas

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1955No. 33417PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daily

William Thomas, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was indicted for the unlawful sale of narcotics and upon being arraigned in the criminal court of Cook County entered a plea of not guilty. Thereafter, having waived trial by jury, he was found guilty by the court and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from one to five years. In prosecuting this writ of error, defendant now contends: (1) that the trial court erred in allowing the People to introduce certain evidence in rebuttal, and (2) that the judgment of conviction was not supported by the evidence.

At the trial, Charles…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Rodenkirk ex rel. Deitenbach v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
  2. Thompson v. OwenIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
  3. In re Probate of Will of BarryIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  4. Hauser v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
  5. People v. ScottIllinois Supreme Court · 1913

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. GardnerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
  2. Sanders v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
  3. People v. CruzIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. HernandezIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1961

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