Legal Opinion
People v. Shaw
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 5, 1967No. Gen. 50,784PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE ENGLISH
delivered the opinion of the court.
Offense Charged
Unlawful sale of a narcotic drug.
Defenses Raised at Trial
Denial of the conduct charged, and entrapment.
Judgment
After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty and a life sentence was imposed. (Pursuant to section 38 of the Criminal Code (Ill Rev Stats (1965), c 38, § 22-40), the life sentence was mandatory when, at the hearing in aggravation, the court was advised of defendant’s prior conviction in the United States District Court at Chicago for the unlawful sale of narcotics.)
Points Raised on Appeal(1)…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. RabinowitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Alford v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Blitz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. BrunoSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- People v. WestAppellate Court of Illinois · 1971
- United States v. Emil CrovediCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- People v. ShawAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
- People v. CarterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1969
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