· 1/22/1960
The People v. O'Neil
Citations
- 165 N.E.2d 319
- 18 Ill. 2d 461
- 1960 Ill. LEXIS 275
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- noting that the threat of suicide was similar to flight because it tended to show consciousness of guilt
- explaining that the threat of suicide is similar to flight because it tends to show consciousness of guilt
- explaining that the threat of suicide is similar to flight because it tends to show consciousness of guilt
- corpus delicti need not be proven by evidence completely independent of that implicating the accused
- voluntary confession of an accused is insufficient, without corroborating evidence, to authorize a conviction
- voluntary confession of an accused is insufficient, without corroborating evidence, to authorize a conviction
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