Legal Opinion
People v. Wrona
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 17, 1972No. 72-87PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dixon
A jury in the Circuit Court of Marshall County found the defendant, Harold Wrona, guilty of theft. He was sentenced to a term of two to four years to run consecutive to a penitentiary sentence currently being served.
The defendant urges several grounds of error, the first contention being that he was the victim of an illegal search and seizure.
At about 12:30 o’clock P.M. on Oct. 9, 1969, Clifford Westman, an employee of Read Brothers Hardware & Appliances, in Henry, Illinois, observed from his machine shop, a 1960 Pontiac at the service elevator of Read Brothers. The automobile was also…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Draper v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- People v. JoynerIllinois Supreme Court · 1972
- The PEOPLE v. WeaverIllinois Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by19 opinions
- People v. BarrowIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- People v. HendersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
- People v. ThibudeauxAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- People v. MarquisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
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