Legal Opinion

The PEOPLE v. Toomer

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 18, 1958No. 34718PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice KlingbiBl

Plaintiff in error, Oliver Toomer, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County in cause No. 48-859 for the crime of robbery. He entered a plea of not guilty and waived trial by jury. The issues were submitted to the court, which found him guilty and sentenced him to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of not less than ten years nor more than twenty. Appearing pro se, he has sued out this writ of error tO' review the judgment. The sole question is whether it properly provides for the sentence to run consecutively with that imposed in another…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. VraniakIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
  2. People v. FergusonIllinois Supreme Court · 1951
  3. People v. DennisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
  4. The People v. WhiteIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
  5. The People v. NicholsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1949

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
  2. People v. HollandIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
  3. People v. SimmonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
  4. People v. BellAppellate Court of Illinois · 1995
  5. People v. FreemanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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