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PEOPLE v. SLOSS

No. 32257.

412 Ill. 61 (1952)

104 N.E.2d 807

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. WESLEY SLOSS, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 20, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FRANCIS T. McCURRIE, ROBERT E. HARRINGTON, and JOHN M. BRANION, all of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN S. BOYLE, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, ARTHUR F. MANNING, and WILLIAM J. McGAH, JR., all of Chicago, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Per CURIAM:

The defendant, Wesley Sloss, was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County for the murder of Bessie Gates. He pleaded not guilty. A jury found him guilty and fixed his punishment at death. Motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled. Defendant's petition for a writ of error has been granted and the writ of error made a supersedeas. The record is now before us for review.

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