Riot (Illinois)
Summary
Illinois law defined riot as “two or more persons” committing “an unlawful act with force or violence against the person or property of another . . . in a violent and tumultuous manner.” Upon conviction, the defendants would “severally be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding six months.”
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- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Dayley and McMellin
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes and State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS and H. Smith for Treason
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A, State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus, State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. on Habeas Corpus, and State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS for Riot on Habeas Corpus ]
- Trial Report, 19–21 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–B ]
- Warrant, 11 June 1844, William Clayton Copy [ State of Illinois v. JS et al. for Riot–A ]