Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Hurst
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1969No. 41385PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice- House
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Joseph R. Hurst, was indicted for murder, attempted murder, aggravated battery and resisting arrest. He pleaded not guilty, waived trial by jury and was found guilty of the murder of Herman Stallworth and was sentenced to death by electrocution. His motion for a new trial was denied and he now appeals to this court alleging various constitutional and procedural errors.
On May 23, 1967, defendant and a passenger, Charles Harper, were stopped by Officers Ervin and Stallworth of the Chicago Police Department for speeding. Ervin…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Burgett v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- The People v. JordanIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- The PEOPLE v. PelegriIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
- The PEOPLE v. UnderhillIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. AkisIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. ClayIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- The PEOPLE v. DudleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. HicksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- The People v. DossIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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