Legal Opinion

People v. Morris

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 1954No. 33093, 33204PublishedCited by 193 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice Hers hey

delivered the opinion of the court:

Two cases, No. 33093 and No. 33204, have been consolidated on appeal. In each case a review is sought of a collateral proceeding in the criminal court of Cook County seeking to set aside two judgments of conviction entered in said court against Edmund R. Morris, who is hereinafter referred to as defendant. The first, No. 33093, is a writ of error to said court, which denied the petition of the defendant for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap. 38, pars. 826-832.) The second, No. 33204, is an appeal…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. White v. RagenSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Wade v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Wilson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by193 opinions

  1. People v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1981
  2. People v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. People v. DegraffenreidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. The People v. FosdickIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
  5. The PEOPLE v. AshleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1966

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