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PEOPLE v. COLLIS

Gen. No. 45,395.

344 Ill. App. 539 (1951)

101 N.E.2d 739

People of State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, v. John Collis (Impleaded), Plaintiff in Error.

Appellate Court of Illinois.

Released for publication November 20, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GEORGE A. ASKOUNIS, of Chicago for plaintiff in error.

JOHN S. BOYLE, State's Attorney of Cook county, of Chicago, for defendant in error; JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, ARTHUR MANNING, and WILLIAM J. McGAH, JR., all of Chicago, of counsel.

MR. JUSTICE FRIEND delivered the opinion of the court.

John Collis, together with three other men, was convicted in the criminal court of conspiracy to do bodily harm to one James Vail. Vail and Collis had been partners in a venture which involved the purchase of gold coins in Mexico and the sale of these coins in Europe. Some of the coins purchased were confiscated at the United States border by custom officials and a receipt therefor given to Vail. Collis sought...

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