PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 59487.

104 Ill.2d 268 (1984)

472 N.E.2d 455

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. CONSTANCE R. JONES et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and John A. Barra, State's Attorney, of Peoria (Mark L. Rotert and Terence M. Madsen, Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, and John X. Breslin and Patricia Hartmann, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Kenneth E. North, of Solomon, Rosenfeld, Elliott, Stiefel & Glovka, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellees.


Reversed and remanded.

CHIEF JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Peoria County, defendants Constance Jones, Diane (Cerami) Lanken, Jonathon Cray and James Knobloch were convicted of conspiracy to commit gambling. Defendants Jones and Lanken were also convicted of syndicated gambling. Also convicted, but not parties to this appeal, were codefendants Donald and Lois Sanders. Several issues were presented...

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