1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.
  4. 415 Ill.
  5. 415 Ill. 11 (1953)
 

PEOPLE v. HOPKINS

No. 32645.

415 Ill. 11 (1953)

111 N.E.2d 587

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JULES HOPKINS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM C. JEROME, and STANLEY H. RICHARDS, both of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and FRANK W. CURRAN, State's Attorney, of Kankakee, (EDWARD P. DROLET, and HARRY L. PATE, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

On February 18, 1935, the defendant, Jules Hopkins, was indicted in the circuit court of Kankakee County for murder. His motion to quash the indictment was overruled, and he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ninety-nine years. The case is here on writ of error.

The only contention made by defendant is that his motion to quash the indictment...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases