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Illinois Supreme Court· 11/23/1955

People v. Walker

Citations

  • 130 N.E.2d 182
  • 7 Ill. 2d 158
  • 1955 Ill. LEXIS 337

How courts have described this case

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  • “The failure to prove a material allegation of an indictment beyond a reasonable doubt is fatal to a judgment of conviction, and the question may be raised for the first time upon review.”
  • arguments that the State failed to prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt are not subject to the normal rules of forfeiture and may be raised for the first time on appeal
  • “The failure to prove a material allegation of an indictment beyond a reasonable doubt is fatal to a judgment of conviction, and the question may be raised for the first time upon review.”
  • “[T]he allegation must be proved as alleged.”

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Judges: Davis

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