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PEOPLE v. SIMMONS

No. 31665.

407 Ill. 417 (1950)

95 N.E.2d 477

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WILLIAM RUSSELL SIMMONS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 27, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LEONARD J. DUNN, of West Frankfort, and STEWART PEARCE, of Carmi, for plaintiff in error.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, JOSEPH W. HICKMAN, State's Attorney, of Benton, and KENNETH PEARCE, State's Attorney, of Carmi, (HARRY L. PATE, of Tuscola, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GUNN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff in error, William Russell Simmons, (defendant,) was indicted in the circuit court of Franklin County on the charge of manslaughter by the negligent operation of an automobile upon the public streets in the city of West Frankfort, resulting in the death of Phyllis Joy Paternel. The defendant pleaded not guilty, was tried by a jury and found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary...

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