Legal Opinion
The PEOPLE v. Scott
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 30, 1971No. 43340PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Schaefer
On June 1, 1964, the defendant, Thomas Scott, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to a charge of murder, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 25 nor more 50 years. His pro se post-conviction petition was denied without an evidentiary hearing on February 20, 1970, and he has appealed directly to this court. (43 Ill.2d R. 651(a).) His motion for leave to proceed pro se without the appointment of counsel to represent him was allowed, and his brief states that it was prepared by another inmate.
The indictment charged the defendant and four others with the murder of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Parker v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. NicholsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- People v. KeagbineAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- People v. KrausAppellate Court of Illinois · 1984
- The PEOPLE v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. BarrAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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