Legal Opinion

The People v. Bogolowski

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 1927No. 18064. Judgment reversed and defendant dischargedPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer

Morris Bogolowski was convicted in the criminal court of Cook county for murder and sentenced to fourteen years in the penitentiary. He has sued out this writ of error to review the judgment, and will hereafter be referred to as defendant.

The party murdered was Joseph Lanus, an automobile dealer. Following the murder of Lanus, Larry Heffernan, William Cramer, Otto Christensen and defendant were indicted for the crime. The first three named men, when the case came to trial, entered pleas of not guilty, as did also defendant, who subsequently withdrew the plea, entered a plea of guilty and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BuckminsterIllinois Supreme Court · 1916
  2. People v. HeideIllinois Supreme Court · 1922
  3. People v. HeffernanIllinois Supreme Court · 1924
  4. The People v. BogolowskiIllinois Supreme Court · 1925

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. The People v. EnglishIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1947
  3. Roger Arkebauer v. Michael Kiley, Individually and as State's Attorney of Shelby County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  4. People v. FearingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1982
  5. State v. AshbyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1963

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