Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Castree

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided February 19, 1924No. 15401Published

1DissentJustice Thompson

Profound respect for the decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States and for the learning of my associates, who agree with the decision in People v. Brocamp, supra, and the case at bar, tempts me to submit to their view, but I consider the question of evidence involved of such great public importance that I feel compelled to dissent, even at the risk of a charge of presumptuousness. I yield to no man in his reverence for the constitution nor his devotion to the cause of freedom of human action. I deplore the assaults on personal liberty by misguided individuals and over-zealous peace…

2Cases cited46 opinions

  1. Hale v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
  2. Burdeau v. McDowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
  3. Adams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
  4. Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
  5. People v. MayenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922

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