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The People v. Braun

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided December 12, 1940No. 25612. Judgment affirmedPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farthing

Plaintiffs in error were convicted in the criminal court of Cook county of conspiracy to extort from and to defraud motorists of large sums of money by causing wrongful arrests for and false charges of motor vehicle offenses in the village of Dixmoor. Charles Braun, police magistrate of the village, and Charles Special, president of the village board of trustees, were sentenced to one year in the house of correction and to pay a fine of $2000. Robert Greco, Charles Paduano and Tony Bater, police officers, were sentenced to one year in the house of correction and fined $500 each. The judgment…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Williamson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  2. People v. LloydIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Commonwealth v. BartilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1877
  4. The People v. CohnIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
  5. The People v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1938

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. PetropoulosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
  2. The PEOPLE v. BeeftinkIllinois Supreme Court · 1961
  3. People v. LevitonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
  4. People v. BrouiletteAppellate Court of Illinois · 1968
  5. People v. GreenwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969

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