Legal Opinion
People v. Barton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 1, 1989No. 5-86-0498PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lewis
This cause is on appeal after a dismissal of an indictment against the defendant, Beverly Delaney, by the trial judge for prosecutorial misconduct.
The defendant was indicted on two counts of bribery and one count of perjury in a 46-count indictment that was the result of an investigation into alleged misconduct by the Madison County supervisor of assessments. The defendant was accused of assisting her employer, Robert “Pat” Quinn, in bribing the supervisor of assessments, James Barton, by paying $200 to the James Barton Defense Fund (a fund that was established to help Barton defray the cost…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- People v. LawsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- United States v. Charles Estepa and Francis VasquezCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Bobbie Stanford, Louis Watson, Janice Davis, Estella Patterson, Doris Beverly, Dorothy Fife, Richard O'rourke, and Dorothy JonesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- The PEOPLE v. SearsIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
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