The People v. Burson

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 1957-05-23

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Mr. Justice Davis delivered the opinion of the court: After trial by jury in the circuit court of Kane County, Robert Burson was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He sued out writ of error to review the judgment, and the errors assigned and argued here are: (1) that the trial court deprived the defendant of the eff…

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