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THE PEOPLE v. HANSON

No. 36899.

31 Ill.2d 31 (1964)

198 N.E.2d 815

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. EARL WILLIAM HANSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARTHUR M. LERNER, of Champaign, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and RALPH D. GLENN, State's Attorney, of Charleston, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, and MARK B. HUNT, JR., Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Earl William Hanson, Billie Dean Pethtel and Dale Edward Scott were indicted for the murder of Thomas J. Shanks. A jury in the circuit court of Coles County found Hanson, herein referred to as defendant, guilty and fixed his sentence at 199 years confinement in the penitentiary. A writ of error has been issued to review his conviction.

Thomas J. Shanks and his son Raymond were...

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