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PEOPLE v. BECKER

Nos. 32387 and 32489.

414 Ill. 291 (1953)

111 N.E.2d 491

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. HENRY E. BECKER et al., Plaintiffs in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 23, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WINSTON, STRAWN, BLACK & TOWNER, of Chicago, (FRANK GILMER, and CALVIN SAWYIER, of counsel,) for plaintiff in error Henry E. Becker; MYER H. GLADSTONE, and ROBERT W. HEINZE, both of Chicago, for plaintiff in error Ralph M. Block.

IVAN A. ELLIOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (ABBEY BLATTBERG, JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, and ARTHUR F. MANNING, all of Chicago, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE FULTON delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendants, Henry E. Becker and Ralph M. Brock, were jointly indicted and tried for the crime of embezzlement in the criminal court of Cook County. They were found guilty by verdict of a jury, motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment were overruled, applications for probation were denied and each defendant was sentenced by the court...

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