People v. Johnson
| Decision Date | 07 January 1972 |
| Docket Number | No. 54428,54429 cons.,54428 |
| Citation | 3 Ill. App.3d 492,279 N.E.2d 171 |
| Parties | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALVIN JOHNSON et al., Defendants-Appellants. |
| Court | United States Appellate Court of Illinois |
Gerald W. Getty, Public Defender, of Chicago, (Nunzio Dan Tisci, Shelvin Singer and James J. Doherty, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) for appellants.
Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Stephen R. Kramer, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.
Abstract of Decision.
Judgment affirmed.
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State v. Johnson
...the record, it is the conclusion of this court that there was ample evidence to establish that corpus delicti. See, People v. Johnson, 3 Ill.App.3d 492, 279 N.E.2d 171 (1972). The granting or denying of a motion for an advisory verdict is in the first instance within the sound discretion of......
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People v. Russ
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People v. Smith
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