Legal Opinion
People v. White
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 1, 1971No. 11303PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION AS MODIFIED ON ORDER OF COURT
MARCH 1, 1971.
2Opinion of the Court · TrappJustice Trapp
A jury found defendant guHty of forgery. Sentence imposed was a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 14 years. Defendant appeals.
Upon appeal it is urged that the indictment was not sufficient to charge the offense; that denial of a motion for a directed verdict at the close of the State’s evidence was plain error requiring reversal; that the trial court considered improper matter in imposing sentence and that the sentence is excessive for the forgery of a six ($6.00) dollar check.
The indictment is said to be void in that it faffed to identify…
3Cases cited9 opinions
- Vincent E. Scott v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- The People v. CrewsIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- The People v. AdkinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- People v. PetropoulosAppellate Court of Illinois · 1965
- Royer v. State ex rel. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916
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4Cited by23 opinions
- People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. GreenleeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- In the Matter of RymanMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- The People v. MoyerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- Commonwealth v. MurrayMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1976
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