PEOPLE v. BROOKS

No. 48167.

65 Ill.2d 343 (1976)

357 N.E.2d 1169

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. LOUISE BROOKS, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. VICKI SUMNER, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ROSIE L. PAGE, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. BETTY SEIBER, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. WANDA BIRKEY, Appellee. — THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ESSIE L. BROWN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Michael M. Mihm, State's Attorney, of Peoria (James B. Zagel, Jayne A. Carr, Melbourne A. Noel, Jr., and Brian A. David, Assistant Attorneys General, and James E. Hinterlong and Michael B. Weinstein, Illinois State's Attorneys Association Appellate Assistance Service, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

James Geis, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal involving certain defendants, each of whom was separately indicted for the same offense. Since the factual situation of each case is identical, we shall only recite the facts relating to one case.

Defendant Louise Brooks was indicted for the felony offense of theft of property in excess of $150 in violation of section 16-1(b)(1) of the Criminal Code...

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