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The PEOPLE v. Harper

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 19, 1967No. 38717, 39548 consPublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chief Justice

Solfisburg delivered the opinion of the court:

John Holmes, Jr. and Andrew Harper were jointly indicted for the murder of Jake Allen. They were tried by a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to death. Subsequent petitions for a post-conviction hearing were stricken. Defendants prosecute this consolidated appeal from the judgments of the circuit court of Cook County.

The deceased Jake Allen’s body was found in an alley in Chicago on the morning of January 10, 1963. It appears that he had been killed by a bullet fired from a .22 caliber revolver. The two defendants were arrested…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  5. Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Lego v. TwomeySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. People v. CaballeroIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  3. People v. GachoIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. GainesIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  5. People v. ReidIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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